NOVOSIBIRSK , Aug 26 A major fire at a warehouse with pyrotechnics in Kemerovo was extinguished, spilling and dismantling of structures is underway, the GUMCHS for the Kemerovo region reports on its Telegram channel.
pouring and dismantling of structures,» the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, the GUMCHS reported that the fire had occurred in a non-residential building on Tereshkova Street. Later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia clarified that the pyrotechnics warehouse was on fire, the fire was localized on an area of 750 square meters. More than 30 people and 11 pieces of equipment are working on the spot.
According to eyewitnesses from social networks, pyrotechnics exploded during the fire.
Head of the Department for Fire Fighting and Rescue Operations Yevgeny Mameko in a video commentary said that at the time of the arrival of firefighters, the warehouse of pyrotechnic products was on fire throughout the area, and the ceilings collapsed. According to him, «separate fires are being dismantled» at the moment.