Major industrial zone with military enterprises catches fire in St. Petersburg
Photo: Fire at an industrial facility in Russia (Getty Images)
A fire broke out at the Izhora industrial site in St. Petersburg's Kolpino district, according to monitoring and OSINT channels.
Footage of a large fire at the Izhora industrial site in Kolpino, a district of St. Petersburg, has appeared online.
The monitoring channel emphasized that no drone attacks had been recorded.
The industrial zone is a major Russian heavy industry site, housing metallurgy, metalworking and heavy machinery enterprises, as well as facilities related to the energy and nuclear industries.
Large industrial zone with military plants catches fire in St. Petersburg pic.twitter.com/IOrtwjBRfD
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Major fire erupts at St. Petersburg industrial zone with military enterprises pic.twitter.com/zVVI3Q67Ki
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The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
This is not the first such incident near St. Petersburg in recent months. In July, a fire broke out at an industrial park in Vsevolozhsk, near the city. At the time, reports online described it as Russia's "karmic response" to the strike on the Epicentr shopping center in Sumy.
That same month, drones launched a massive attack on St. Petersburg and Tver, causing a major fire at least at one Wildberries warehouse.
