In the Admiralteisky district of St. Petersburg, a fire broke out in the four-story building of the city Committee on Labor and Employment. This was reported by the press service of the regional State Administration for Emergencies.
Information about the fire was received by the department on Thursday, October 8, at 11:48 am. Rescuers arrived at the scene 10 minutes later and found strong smoke, specifies the TV channel “78”.
It was found that a rack with documents in the archive room was on fire. Before the arrival of the firefighters, 40 people were independently evacuated from the building.
The localization of the fire was announced at 12:14. There were no casualties as a result of the accident.
Earlier on October 8, it was reported that the open burning in a warehouse in Ussuriisk, which spread to 7 thousand square meters. m, liquidated. The group that was involved in extinguishing had to be increased from 39 people and 9 pieces of equipment to 74 people and 24 pieces of equipment. In addition, the Ministry of Emergency Situations engaged a fire train to eliminate the fire.