Moscow: An oil refinery in eastern Siberia was completely destroyed by a fire on Thursday, killing two people and injuring five others. The officers provided this information.

An oil refinery in eastern Siberia was completely destroyed by a fire on Thursday, killing two people and injuring five others, according to officials.

In recent months, Russia has been hit by an unusual number of fires that have destroyed shops, factories and other buildings.

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In the most recent incident, a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the eastern Siberian city of Angarsk at around 6:00 a.m. local time, according to officials.

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According to Igor Kobzev, the governor of the Irkutsk region where the city is located, two people were killed and five others were injured, one of whom required hospitalisation.

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He claimed on the messaging app Telegram that the fire was believed to have been caused by "gas contamination", citing the Ministry of Emergencies.

A criminal investigation into violations of industrial safety laws was launched by investigators.