A landfill on an area of 6 thousand square meters caught fire in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

In the city of Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, a fire broke out at a sawmill waste dump, the fire engulfed an area of 6 thousand square meters. m. On July 2, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for the region reported.

The fire started in the area of the Southern Industrial Hub street.

"Due to the wind and high combustible load, the fire quickly spread to an area of 6 thousand squares in separate pockets. <...> There is no threat to the buildings. As a result of the fire, no one was injured," the department's Telegram channel says.

For access to water, department employees are laying a backup branch line to the Yenisei River. 29 people and 10 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire.

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On July 1, a hangar on Vitebsk Sortirovochnaya Street caught fire in St. Petersburg, the fire area was 900 square meters. m. Experts prevented the fire from spreading to a 3-ton diesel fuel tank. The fire was extinguished by 40 specialists and nine pieces of equipment.