The fire at the aluminum smelter in Krasnoyarsk was extinguished. RIA Novosti reported this with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Krasnoyarsk Territory of the Russian Federation.
A transformer caught fire near the factory. The fire area was 50 square meters.
By now the fire had been extinguished. There was no loss of life in the fire.
The press service of the Rusal company reported that the Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter is operating normally.
Previously reportedBefore the fire, an explosion was heard on the territory of the facility. Clouds of smoke rose into the sky above the fire scene. The fire was reported to emergency services at 8:57 (4:57 Moscow time).
Before that at home in Yekaterinburg dead Major fire due to short circuit. The incident occurred in Uralmash. A fire broke out in an empty house, the fire area reached 120 square meters. The fire that broke out in the building later spread to the bathhouse and other buildings. In the first place, the reason was a short circuit caused by rain.
Previously there was an irrigation machine in the Leningrad region caught fire on the way.