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Open fire extinguished at production hangar in Russia's Khabarovsk
In short
Firefighters extinguished open burning in a hangar used for producing partition blocks in Khabarovsk, the Russian emergencies ministry's press service said, according to Interfax. The ministry earlier put the fire area at 1,000 square metres and said eight units of equipment and 23 people were involved in fighting it. The ministry said no one was injured.
Why it matters
The fire was at an industrial production site in Khabarovsk, and the emergencies ministry reported that it was brought under control without casualties. The documents give no assessment of damage, disruption or cause, so the wider impact is not established.
Key facts
- Open burning was extinguished in a hangar used for producing partition blocks in Khabarovsk, the emergencies ministry said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The emergencies ministry had earlier reported the hangar fire covered an area of 1,000 square metres. [ 1 ]
- Eight units of equipment and 23 people were deployed to fight the fire, according to the ministry. [ 1 ]
- No one was injured, the ministry said. [ 1 ]
- Interfax reported the ministry's statements on the fire and its extinguishing. [ 1 ]
- TASS and RIA Novosti reported that the open burning had been put out. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When the fire started, what caused it and how much damage it caused. None of the three documents states a start time, cause or damage assessment.
- The fire area of 1,000 square metres and the deployment of eight units of equipment and 23 people. These figures appear only in the Interfax report citing the emergencies ministry; TASS and RIA Novosti do not carry them.
- The emergencies ministry said no one was injured. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Business mediaInterfax carried the fullest account, quoting the emergencies ministry's press service on the extinguished open burning, the 1,000 square metre fire area, the equipment and personnel deployed, and the statement that no one was hurt.
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Timeline, local time
- Interfax reports, citing the emergencies ministry press service, that open burning has been extinguished in a hangar producing partition blocks in Khabarovsk, and that no one was injured. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports that open burning in the hangar has been put out. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that open burning in the hangar in Khabarovsk has been extinguished. [ 3 ]