Firefighters in Azerbaijan. Archival photoBAKU, Apr 28 Explosive and toxic substances, which pose a serious danger to the environment and people, were removed from the territory of the Azersun industrial park in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgayit, where a severe fire continues, the press service reports Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. Earlier, the press service of the Azersun holding stated that the fire in the Azersun industrial park had spread to the surrounding area. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country reports that two helicopters of the aviation group, as well as a fire train, were involved in extinguishing the fire. Despite efforts, the fire cannot be extinguished. «The police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations removed explosive and toxic substances from the warehouses, which pose a serious danger to the environment and people, and transported them to a safe place,» the message says. «Azersun» is the largest manufacturer and exporter of food products in Azerbaijan, as well as trade in paper and packaging. Sumgait is the second largest city in Azerbaijan and the industrial center of the country.
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