In Barnaul, an administrative building on an area of 1.1 thousand square meters caught fire.

A fire broke out in an administrative building in Barnaul. The fire area is 1.1 thousand square meters. m. This was announced on March 9 by the Main Directorate (GU) of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Altai Territory.

It is specified that the fire started at about 19:32 (15:32 Moscow time).

"The fire area in Barnaul has reached 1.1 thousand square meters," the department's Telegram channel says.

At the moment, 70 employees and 21 pieces of equipment are working at the scene. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.

Nikolai Schneide, Deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Altai Territory, clarified that the threat of fire spread had been removed.

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Four helicopters and a train were involved in extinguishing the fire

On the same day, an open gorenje was eliminated at the Makhachkala market, where a fire broke out in three hangars. 43 specialists and 13 pieces of equipment worked at the site. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.