30 private houses on an area of around 10,000
square meters were affected by a fire.
MOSCOW,
August 21. /TASS/. The fire in the Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don has
been fully contained, a source in the Emergencies Ministry’s Southern Regional
Center told TASS.
As of 18:53
Moscow time (15:53 GMT), the fire affecting 10,000 square meters in the city of
Rostov-on-Don has been contained," the source said.
Meanwhile, spokesperson of the Donenergo energy company Anna Larchenko
told TASS that more than 1,200 people in the fire area in downtown Rostov-on-Don
remained without electricity.
"Because
of the fire, two transformer substations located in the fire area had to be
shut down," she explained adding that power supply would be restored as
soon as the Emergencies Ministry’s firefighters contained all the hot spots.
According
to earlier reports, 30 private houses on an area of around 10,000 square meters
were affected by a fire in Rostov-on-Don. There have been no reports of
fatalities, while 36 people requested medical assistance, seven were
hospitalized. A state of emergency has been declared, rescue workers evacuated
more than 650 people from the neighboring houses.
Source:
ITAR-TASS 22-08-2017
UPDATE:
Rostov-on-Don inferno
claims life of one victim
The identification process is
currently underway
MOSCOW,
August 22. /TASS/. One person has died in a large fire in the heart of
Rostov-on-Don. His body was found by rescuers, the press service for the Main
Directorate of the Emergencies Ministry for the Rostov Region told TASS on
Tuesday.
"A
body has been recovered on Chuvashskaya St, 76, during washing-down. The
identification process is currently underway," the press service said.
A large fire sparked in Rostov-on-Don’s historical center at about 13:00 Moscow time on Monday, setting dwelling houses on about 10,000 square meters ablaze. The fire engulfed about 120 buildings, 100 of which are residential facilities. About 600 people were evacuated from homes, more than 400 of whom were injured in the fire.
A state of
emergency was declared in the city.
Police
launched a criminal case under the article of the Russian Criminal Code
"Intentional destruction or damage to property of other persons."
Source:
ITAR-TASS 22-08-2017
