The fire at the oil depot in Labinsk was extinguished on the third day.

A fire at an oil depot in Labinsk, which started more than two days ago after a drone attack, was extinguished today.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the fire at an oil depot in the Labinsk industrial zone was caused by a drone attack on the night of March 16. The Kuban emergency response headquarters reported the fire at 4:57 a.m. Moscow time. According to authorities, there were no injuries.

A fire at an oil depot in the suburbs of Labinsk has been extinguished, the Kuban emergency response headquarters reported on its Telegram channel.

"The fire was completely extinguished on March 18 at 8:30 [Moscow time]. More than 140 people and about 50 pieces of equipment, including joint units of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, participated in the operation," the publication stated.

As a reminder, on the night of March 15, a fire also broke out at an oil depot in the suburbs of Tikhoretsk "due to falling UAV debris." According to authorities, there are no injuries. The fire was extinguished that evening.

On the night of March 12, a fire also broke out at an oil depot in the suburbs of Tikhoretsk as a result of a UAV attack. The fire, which covered 3,800 square meters, was extinguished on the morning of March 13. Sanitary authorities advised local residents to stay indoors and close their windows. Rospotrebnadzor found that permissible concentrations of harmful substances in the air were exceeded.

Any fire of this scale poses a threat to human health, ecologist Valery Brinikh previously noted. "The air may contain elevated concentrations of hazardous substances, making it difficult to breathe and damaging the lungs. In this case, there are also all sorts of man-made problems, because diesel fuel and other substances are burning, and the entire periodic table could be involved," he told the "Caucasian Knot."

In September 2025, the Krasnodar Krai banned the dissemination of information about drone attacks and their consequences, as well as the filming of air defense systems, military installations, and critical infrastructure. In December 2025, the Kuban authorities introduced fines for filming aerial attacks and air defense systems. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding bill of the regional legislative assembly.