In St. Petersburg, a hangar caught fire on an area of 900 square meters. m.

In St. Petersburg, a hangar caught fire on an area of 900 square meters. m. On July 1, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia reported.

"A 900—square-meter hangar is on fire on Vitebsk Sorting Street. The extinguishing is complicated by the high fire load," the press service said in a Telegram channel.

It is specified that 40 specialists and nine pieces of equipment are working at the site of the fire.

Later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations clarified that the fire was localized. Experts did not allow the fire to spread to a 3-ton diesel fuel tank.

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On the same day, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported a fire at warehouses in Ulan-Ude. It was clarified that more than 30 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and 10 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the flames. Later, the department said that the open gorenje on an area of 1 thousand square meters. m was eliminated.