Russian investigators have launched a criminal probe into a massive fuel leak from a power station in the Arctic after President Vladimir Putin publicly admonished a senior official over the incident and declared a national state of emergency
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The power plant operator said accidental damage to a diesel fuel storage tank in the remote Siberian city of Norilsk caused 20,000 tons of fuel to seep into the soil across a significant area and contaminate bodies of water.
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