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Another major fire at a plant in Russia

The second major fire in a day has broken out in Russia. This time, the Elektroizolit plant in Khotkovo, Moscow Region, is on fire. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to Russian news agencies

The roof of one of the plant’s workshops is on fire, with an area of 3,000 square metres, the Russians write.

No explosions or drones have been reported so far.

As of 17:00 Kyiv time, the fire was still burning over an area of about 150 square metres, the Russians said.

The Elektroizolit plant officially specialises in the production of electrical insulation materials for industrial enterprises.

Earlier today, a fire broke out at another Russian plant, Uralmash in Yekaterinburg, which is one of the largest military plants in Russia.

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