One person was injured in a fire at a car service station in Shchelkovo.

One person was injured in a fire in a car service building in Shchelkovo. This was reported in the press service of the Main Directorate (GU) of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Moscow region on Wednesday, June 18.

"In Shchelkovo, on Melioratorov Street, 1, a fire broke out in a car service building. <...> Unfortunately, there is a victim," the department told the Moscow city news agency.

At 17:15, the fire was localized on an area of 400 square meters. m. At 17:47, the open gorenje was eliminated.

47 people and 15 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

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It became known earlier that day that a car service station in Shchelkovo had caught fire on an area of 300 square meters. m. It was noted that 35 specialists and eight pieces of equipment are working at the scene, IA Regnum reports.