Explosion causes fire at combined heat and power plant in Russia's Orenburg, local media report – photos, videos

An explosion and fire have occurred at a combined heat and power plant (CHPP) in the Russian city of Orenburg. Source: ASTRA, a Telegram-based Russian news outlet; other Russian outlets Details: Russian Telegram channels report that, according to local residents, the Sakmarskaya CHPP is ablaze.

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Some houses have been cut off from the power grid.

  A fire at the Sakmarskaya CHPP.Photo: ASTRA, a Telegram-based Russian news outlet   A fire at the Sakmarskaya CHPP.Photo: ASTRA, a Telegram-based Russian news outlet

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Russia's Unified Operational Dispatch Service told local news outlet Orenburg Media that "a short circuit occurred at a transformer substation".

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