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Near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, a large fire broke out after a tank housing 1,200 tonnes of kerosene caught fire in the Adler district on Wednesday, (September 20) in the early morning.

The fire was initially suspected to have been started by a Ukrainian drone assault.

A loud explosion was heard by local residents at about 5am according to Russian media sources. Firefighting units flocked to the site, battling the fire over an area of around 100 square metres.

The flames were doused with foam, and there were no immediate reports of the fire spreading.

By 7.42pm, the fire was successfully extinguished, according to an update from regional authorities.

Sochi mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, stated on the Telegram messaging platform: “There were no casualties, the airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.”

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