The fire area at the warehouse in Protvino was 10 thousand square meters. m.

In the Moscow region, firefighting continues at a warehouse in Protvino, the fire area of which was 10 thousand square meters. m. This was reported on January 21 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow.

"Firefighters evacuated 20 gas cylinders from the building. Inside there are pallets with plumbing fixtures. The rapid spread of fire is facilitated by the high fire load inside the building," the department noted.

The grouping of forces and assets has been increased to 55 employees and 17 pieces of equipment. There was no information about the victims, and work to eliminate the fire is continuing.

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Earlier, on January 20, a fire was reported at a warehouse in Serpukhov. The fire area was 500 square meters, pallets with packed plumbing were burning inside. 43 firefighters and 11 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire, no injuries were recorded.

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