Large-scale fire at the polymer warehouse in Rostov-on-Don: liquidation lasts 15 hours

A major fire at the warehouse of polymers and oil on Tupolev in Rostov is still extinguished. The fire has been fighting for 15 hours.

The fire broke out at 4 a.m. on November 7 at Tupolev, 16 A.K. the elimination of the fire attracted significant forces and funds. The Russian Union of Rescuers (RSES) involved 116 people and 47 units of equipment, including 85 people and 26 units of equipment from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

By 6:17 am, firefighters managed to localize the fire on an area of eight thousand square meters. The fire was assigned the fourth, high, rank of complexity.

Specialists of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor conducted air quality measurements near the scene. According to the results of the inspections, no excess of the permissible concentration of hazardous substances in the air was found.