“The main version is arson.” Giant warehouse on fire in the Moscow region

In the village of Petrovskoe in the Istra region, a warehouse with goods from the Ozone retailer caught fire. The fire was reported at 12:33 am. informs Department of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Moscow region. The fire has not yet been extinguished.

“A fire was observed in a non-residential building (warehouse) when the first fire and rescue team arrived. Towing forces and vehicles: 30 pieces of equipment, 96 people, ”explains the agency. Fire helicopters, including the Mi-8 helicopter, began to extinguish the warehouse. Firefighters were also dispatched to the scene.

When the firefighters arrived, the area burned was 35 thousand square meters. m, later increased to 50 thousand square meters. m, then the roof collapsed. The area of ​​​​the entire building is 150 thousand square meters. m.

Two deputy heads of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia arrived at the scene. “The First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia Alexander Chupriyan and Deputy Head of Department Ilya Denisov came to the scene to coordinate the firefighting efforts,” the ministry said.

About 1,000 people were evacuated from the building. Personnel are recruited by buses. As he reported TASS 11 people were injured in the fire in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 2 people were hospitalized.

“One person died and 13 were injured, according to updated data,” said TASS, referring to the Center for Disaster Medicine.

Ambulances are at the scene. Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov told RIA Novosti that the whereabouts of the two people working at the ozone depot have not yet been determined. The building itself was badly damaged by the fire and “can’t be saved anymore, that’s obvious.”

“We control the situation, rescue teams are working. The first and main task was to get people out to prevent loss of life among the workers. Now it is important for us not to let the fire spread. Moscow is very helpful at these moments, colleagues are ready to provide a helicopter if necessary. Fire the fire as soon as possible. We are doing everything to extinguish it as soon as possible,” he said.

An Ozone depot employee told Shot that, among other things, gas cylinders and aerosols are stored at the facility.

“The fire started in my block, the cause of the fire is not clear. They were quickly evacuated, but the collection point was at an unsafe distance, about 50m. There is no information about the victims yet, they are still thinking of people, we have a lot of staff. It flared up about 15 minutes after the epidemic, “A strong wind blows from the beginning of the warehouse to the far wing. About 6 fire trucks are extinguishing, explosion sounds are heard,” he said.

According to an eyewitness, the evacuation from the warehouse was carried out quickly, there was no panic among the employees. “There are three blocks in the warehouse, a block and a half are already on fire. There are 6 storey shelves in each block. What property damage, I can not imagine. The sad thing is that the changing rooms are on fire right now, no one is allowed in there. I had very valuable things there,” he added.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia warned that the fire could reach the fuel tanks located next to the tank, if this happens, they will not be saved.

The ministry also stated that the fire extinguishing water in this warehouse is in an extremely inadequate condition. “The settlement was probably here – for 20 minutes of extinguishment. And as a result, 4 kilometers from the reservoirs, we carry water 1.5-4 kilometers, ”Alexander Chupriyan, First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti.


goods for 10 billion rubles.

The All-Russian Union of Insurers has already estimated the possible damage from the fire: it will certainly exceed 10 billion rubles (a total of 17 billion insured). Moscow 24 TV channel stored in the warehouse the goods delivered to the Moscow region.

Alexei Bazhenov, head of the WearNet working group of the National Technology Initiative (NTI), called a more modest amount – 700 million rubles. “Given the size of the warehouse and the high workload, the market damage from the incident could reach 700 million rubles.” thinks He.

“Damage is due to the operation of fire systems and people. The market may delay the delivery a little bit or move to goods quickly from other warehouses,” he said.

“For now, we have hidden all the goods in New Riga – their status on the website is “Out of stock”. Ozone, we cover the cost of goods that will be lost or damaged – here we abide by the rules of the contract.

Baza previously reported that Ozone has launched a compensation system for damaged goods, but this system will only be available from August 4th. Typically, sellers are warned about such changes one month in advance.


According to one version, the cause of the fire was a short circuit. The other is arson. The emergency services of RIA Novosti stated that arson is being considered as the only major version of the fire in the Ozone depot.

“The main version is arson,” the source said.

A TASS source stated that the warehouse may have been set on fire in several places. “Until the fire is out, it’s too early to talk about more precise causes. Where is the stove etc. We have to look,” he said.

The warehouse was put into operation only last year, so the fire safety check has not yet been carried out there.

Near the city of Istra near Moscow, the largest warehouse of the online retailer Ozon is burning. The fire covered more than 50 thousand square meters. m, the roof collapsed. More than a thousand people were evacuated from the building. According to the latest data, 1 dead and 13 injured. Warehouse stored goods delivered throughout the Moscow region. The All-Russian Association of Insurers estimates possible damage at more than 10 billion rubles. The main version of fire in emergency services is called arson.



Source: Gazeta

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