Additionally, the threat of the fire spreading to the truck park near the warehouse has been eliminated. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in St. Petersburg.
As Igor Ulubikov, head of the fire extinguishing department of the General Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, said, after the first firefighters arrived at the scene of the emergency, it was established that a fire was breaking out in the warehouse and in the download. Loading Zone.
“There was a danger of the fire spreading throughout the building. Taking these factors into account, the fire was assigned a higher level of complexity. Extinguishing the fire was also complicated by the danger of the fire spreading to the parking lot of trucks, as well as the electrical substation in the vicinity of the warehouse,” said Ulubikov.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the total area of the fire was 70 thousand square meters. Around 11 a.m. the fire was located and there were no deaths or injuries. The fight against the fires continues. 57 teams and 286 personnel from the city’s operational services are working at the scene of the emergency.
