Today, at about 12:30 PM, a fire broke out at the Ozone warehouse in Petrovskoye village, Istra district. According to preliminary data, it was caused by a fault in the electrical wiring and after the collapse of the roof, air currents fanned the fire and enlarged its surface. The fire was reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations with delay, the warehouse was densely loaded with goods, as a result of which the fire quickly covered almost the entire territory of the warehouse.
The fire is extinguished by 96 people, 30 devices are involved, including two Ka-32 helicopters, also a fire brigade train is involved in the extinguishing. A wall collapsed near the warehouse, extinguishing the fire is complicated due to the structural features of the building, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reported.
Firefighters from Moscow were sent to help put out the fire. An operational headquarters has been deployed at the site of the disaster, additional equipment has been deployed and ambulance services are present.
According to the Center for Disaster Medicine, 13 people were injured in the fire, two of whom have been hospitalized. One person has died.
It is also reported that buyers and sellers of online retailer Ozone will be compensated for goods lost due to the fire. Now the warehouse’s products are hidden in the market display case.
The burning Ozone warehouses are insured for 17 billion rubles, insurers previously estimated the damage at 10 billion rubles, but the fire has not yet been solved.
The public prosecutor has launched an investigation, in which they will determine the causes and circumstances of the incident.
According to Yandes.Maps, traffic in the warehouse area along the Novorizhskoye Highway is carried out as usual.
Addendum: Arson is one version of the cause of the fire.