The fire expanded to
7,000 square meters whereas the building is about 30,000 square meters,
according to the Emergencies Ministry.
MOSCOW, December 13.
/TASS/. A wall has collapsed as a result of the fire that engulfed a textile
warehouse in Moscow’s south, the capital’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS on
Friday.
"A wall has
collapsed. There remains a risk that other structures will collapse as
well," the ministry said. The collapsed area measures 300 square meters.
The acting head of
the Emergencies Ministry's Main Directorate for Moscow, Sergei Zheltov told
reporters that firefighting efforts were hampered by high temperatures and
explosions of fuel tanks, flammable liquids, paints and varnishes. The fire
expanded to 7,000 square meters whereas the building is about 30,000 square
meters.
TASS reported from
the site that people had been evacuated from neighboring buildings.
One firefighter was
injured while extinguishing the blaze. The fire broke out in the warehouse on
Friday noon, spreading intensively. More than 220 firefighters and 70 vehicles
are engaged in the firefighting efforts. Apart from that, two helicopters are dumping
water on the blazes.
Update: Fire put out
at warehouse in Moscow’s south - emergencies ministry.
Source: ITAR-TASS
13-12-2019
