Large fire breaks out in Russian city of Izhevsk

A large-scale fire broke out in storage facilities in the Russian city of Izhevsk on 29 October and took several hours to extinguish.

Source: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation Telegram

Quote: "Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Izhevsk are trying to put out a large fire. Early reports indicate that a storage building is on fire over an area of 3,800 square metres."

Details: It is not reported what was in these storage buildings. The fire was fought for more than seven hours.

Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the reasons and circumstances of the incident are still being established.

Background:

• On the evening of 29 October, several oil reservoirs in the Usinsk district of Russia’s Komi Republic caught fire.

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