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Fire at Russian Oil Terminal Burns for Fourth Day as Toxic Rain Falls in Surrounding Area

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A major fire at a Russian oil terminal has continued burning for four consecutive days, while toxic rain has been reported falling in the surrounding region. Russian emergency services are still working to extinguish the blaze at the facility. The prolonged fire at the petroleum storage facility poses environmental and health risks to the local population, with the toxic precipitation indicating that hazardous chemicals from the burning oil products have entered the atmosphere and are contaminating the area through rainfall.

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