In St. Petersburg, a warehouse on an area of 750 square meters caught fire.

In the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg, a fire broke out in a warehouse on an area of 750 square meters. m. On April 22, the press service of the Main Directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region reported.

"On April 22, at 16:38, a fire was reported. <...> In a warehouse building measuring 15x50 m, Gorenje was burning throughout the area," the agency said in a Telegram channel message.

It is specified that by 17 o'clock the additional number 1 BIS was assigned to the fire. Later, at 18:07, the fire was localized, and at 22:56 it was completely eliminated. There was no information about the victims. 29 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and seven pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing, the department added.

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