In the village of Pervomaisky, Sverdlovsk Region, two warehouses with gunpowder caught fire from a forest fire, the fire threatens neighboring stores, reports TASSrefers to emergency services.
“In the village of Pervomaisky, two warehouses of gunpowder caught fire from the passage of a forest fire,” the source said.
He added that the fire threatened 18 warehouses nearby, which also store gunpowder.
The head of the Rezhevsky urban district, Ivan Kartashov, said that the evacuation of the inhabitants of the village of Pervomaisky has begun. Temporary accommodation centers accept people. He organized the removal of local residents by buses and personal transport.
Previously reportedIt was reported that residents of some settlements in the Sverdlovsk region were evacuated due to fires.
Before that, it was known fire in Yekaterinburg, where the fire spread over an area of 4000 square meters. m in warehouses containing flammable liquids and rubber.