A chemical plant in the Moscow region is on fire
31 August 17:19
Firefighters have localized the fire in a warehouse in Balashikha over an area of 4,000 square meters.
This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, as well as by Russian media, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
Mi-8 and Ka-32 helicopters were used to extinguish the fire. According to the agency, there were no casualties.
“Extinguishing the fire is complicated by heavy smoke and high fuel load of the premises,” the report says.
The fire occurred in the Northern Industrial Zone (Aviators – Novyi Svit – editor’s note) at a paint and varnish warehouse. The media publication notes that the flames could not be localized and the fire spread to a neighboring building.
Other details of the incident are unknown. The exact cause of the fire was not reported.
