Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals and Diamonds caught fire in Irkutsk
Kyiv • UNN
In Irkutsk, a research institute building burned over an area of 700 square meters. 15 people were evacuated from the premises; there are no casualties.
In the Russian city of Irkutsk, a building of the Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals and Diamonds caught fire. This was reported by UNN with reference to Russian "media."
Details
Information about smoke on the top floor of the 4-story building of the Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals and Diamonds in Irkutsk was received today at 10:58 (5:58 Kyiv time - Ed.). Fifteen people evacuated the building on their own.
Ministry of Emergency Situations personnel and fire-rescue equipment were dispatched to the scene under the second automatic alarm level
By the time the first units arrived, the fire was occurring in one of the offices. Gas and smoke protection service units were deployed. At 8:04, the open fire was extinguished over an area of 700 square meters.
55 personnel and 18 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire, including 44 personnel and 14 units of equipment from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. There are no dead or injured.
Investigators from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are establishing the cause of the incident
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