Fire breaks out at Russia's NORSI oil refinery after drone attack, governor says


MOSCOW, ⁠April 5 (Reuters) - Fire ⁠has broken ‌out at Russia's NORSI oil refinery, the ​country's fourth-largest, ⁠after a ⁠drone attack, the ⁠governor ‌of Nizhny ⁠Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, ​said ‌on the Telegram ⁠messaging ​app on Sunday.

He also ⁠said a power ​station and several houses were damaged ⁠during the attack. There were no injured, ​according ⁠to preliminary information, ​he ‌added.

(Reporting by Reuters; ​Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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