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Industrial workshop ablaze near Russian Krasnoyarsk

Industrial workshop ablaze near Russian Krasnoyarsk Illustrative photo: A production facility is on fire near Krasnoyarsk, Russia (Russian Emergencies Ministry)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

In a village near Krasnoyarsk, a production workshop is on fire. It produces watercraft, according to Astra and SHOT Telegram channels.

A workshop for the production of airboats is on fire in the Krasnoyarsk region. The fire has covered more than 1700 square meters. 27 people are extinguishing the fire. About 40 people have been evacuated.

"About 40 people have been evacuated. 27 people and 8 pieces of equipment are working at the scene," the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

Industrial workshop ablaze near Russian Krasnoyarsk

Photo: Astra Telegram channel

Industrial workshop ablaze near Russian Krasnoyarsk

Photo: Astra Telegram channel

According to the SHOT Telegram channel, the shop produces flat-bottomed watercraft with inflatable and solid hulls and aircraft engines. The cost of airboats from this manufacturer reaches almost 5 million rubles.

A video of the fire was posted online.

A little later, it became known that the fire was localized.

"The fire in the production shop in the village of Yelovoe, Omelyanovsky district, Krasnoyarsk region, was localized on an area of 1725 square meters," the regional Emergencies Ministry reports.

Fires in Russia

Earlier it became known about a fire near an oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse. Eyewitnesses reported a drone attack.

A fire also broke out at a factory near Chelyabinsk on January 24. Furniture was being made there.

On January 21, explosions in the Leningrad region - a gas terminal caught fire. Eyewitnesses heard explosions before the fire. Later, the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed its special operation.