SIRIUS, July 17 Rescuers extinguished a fire in the Sirius concert hall under construction, where the roof caught fire on an area of 50 square meters, the press service of the Russian State Emergency Situations Directorate reported. in the Krasnodar Territory.
Earlier, the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported a roof fire in a concert hall under construction on Champions Street. The preliminary cause of the fire could have been building materials.
«The fire in Sirius was extinguished by firefighters of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations,» the rescuers said in a message.
According to the regional headquarters The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, there were no casualties, 313 construction workers evacuated from the building on their own. As stated in the press service of the administration of the federal territory of Sirius, the facade and roof of the hall were practically not damaged, and the interior of the building also remained intact. 45 rescuers were involved in extinguishing the fire, 15 pieces of equipment were used.
The construction of the concert and theater hall in Sirius began in 2022, the construction of the facility is planned to be completed in 2024.