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An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
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Norilsk oil spill
2020 industrial disaster in the Arctic Circle
The Norilsk diesel oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It began on 29 May 2020 when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal Power Plant No. 3 failed, flooding local rivers with up to 17,500 tonnes of diesel oil. President…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Norilsk
City in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Norilsk is a closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk is 300 km north of the Arctic Circle and 2,400 km from the North Pole. It has a permanent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Diesel fuel
Liquid fuel used in diesel engines
Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 29
Day of the year
May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)