A gas station complex covering an area of 250 square meters caught fire in Dagestan.

In the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk, a gas station complex caught fire, the fire area is 250 square meters. m. This was announced on May 7 by the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Dagestan.

The fire started at about 15:30 at 94 Gagarin Street. A two-storey building of a technical station and a Kamaz tanker truck with a volume of 20 cubic meters also caught fire near the Fuel-1 NPP.

"Fire and rescue units immediately arrived at the scene. According to preliminary information, the fire area at the station's gas station complex is 250 square meters.m. Forces and means are increasing," the agency said in a message on the Maks messenger.

The mayor's office told RIA Novosti that there were no casualties in the fire. The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan organized a check on the incident. As noted in the Telegram channel of the department, experts will determine the causes and circumstances of the incident, and an assessment will also be given of compliance with the requirements of legislation on industrial and fire safety at the facility.

Later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the fire was localized, while rescuers prevented the explosion of a propane tanker truck. Extinguishing is complicated by the presence of flammable substances.

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In February, a pump at a gas station in Moscow caught fire. The fire occurred on Khamovnicheskiy Val Street, 40, building 1. Later, the fire was extinguished, no one was injured.