A large-scale fire broke out near a thermal power plant in St. Petersburg

A large-scale fire broke out near a thermal power plant in St. Petersburg

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A large-scale fire has broken out near the Southern Thermal Power Plant in St. Petersburg. The russian authorities assure that the situation is under control and there are no fires on the territory of the thermal power plant.

A large-scale fire broke out in the russian city of St. Petersburg near the southern thermal power plant. The column of black smoke nearby reaches a height of about ten meters, UNN reports with reference to the russian media.

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Videos posted on social media by russians themselves show a column of black smoke rising into the sky near the CHP plant. At the same time, russian authorities and rescuers assure that the situation is under control.

They say that the warehouses across the street have caught fire and that wooden pallets are currently burning over an area of 300 square meters. russian rescuers assure that there is no fire on the territory of the TPP.

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