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Massive fire breaks out at warehouse in St. Petersburg - media
Ukrinform • • world
Key Points:
- A major fire broke out at a warehouse in the Izhor Industrial Zone, covering an area that expanded from 22,000 to 82,000 square meters, and was classified as a fourth-level complexity incident.
- The warehouse, measuring 680 by 120 meters, stored various goods and products, with rescuers and aircraft actively responding to the fire while the cause remains under investigation.
- Eyewitnesses reported thick black smoke and a burning smell detectable several kilometers away, though no drone or missile threat alerts were issued overnight in the region.
- The fire occurred near an Ozon warehouse, located 350 meters away, where a separate drone attack was reported by Orenburg Mayor Albert Yumadilov, causing a minor fire that was quickly extinguished.
- Authorities shot down several drones over a special economic zone housing industrial enterprises, with debris from the attack impacting the Ozon logistics complex.
