Helicopters used to fight large warehouse fire near Moscow

Archive September 22, 2012, 13:47

The fire broke out in an office and warehouse building in Kotelniki, near the 14th km of the Moscow Ring Road

MOSCOW, September 22 (Itar-Tass) —— Aircraft are used to fight a large blaze at a warehouse in Moscow's suburbs, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry's regional department told Itar-Tass.

The fire broke out in an office and warehouse building in Kotelniki, near the 14th km of the Moscow Ring Road, at about 11:00 on Saturday. Afire are 3,000 sq m, a source at the press service said.

Firemen are fighting the blaze, and two helicopters, a Ka-32 and a Mi-8, are used in the work.

According to the reports, one person was injured in the fire.

 

 

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