In the town Gatchina near St. Petersburg There was a fire at the Russian production plant acetonewhich is used in the arms industry.
Russian media reported that the fire covered an area of 1.9 thousand square meters. square meters. Witnesses spoke about explosions on the plant premises and a column of black smoke. This can also be seen in the recordings appearing on the Internet.
St. Petersburg. Russian factory on fire
According to media reports, a shooting was recorded on site acetone leak. Due to the threat, a download is planned air samples to determine the concentration of maximum permissible amounts of hazardous substances.
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that no one died in the incident. All employees evacuated on time.
Acetone factory fire in Russia. The matter is being investigated by the services
Took part in the firefighting operation over 50 firefighters and 12 units of fire-fighting equipment.
It has not yet been determined what caused the fire. Russian authorities say in the area not registered presence of Ukrainian drones. However, the Ukrainian Independent News Agency said that Russian air defenses shot down drones in many regions at night. Most of them were detected in the Rostov Oblast, not in north-western Russia.
Experts do not rule out that the cause could simply have been a technical failure. The case is being investigated by the prosecutor's office.