Near Rostov-on-don localized the fire in a major market “Atlant”
ROSTOV-ON-DON, October 22 — RIA Novosti. In Rostov-on-don on Sunday afternoon ignited a major market, “Atlant”, informed RIA Novosti the representative of the southern regional emergency center.
“There is a threat of distribution of fire. Assigned to the fourth room,” — said the Agency interlocutor. He said that the burning two-storey pavilions with household chemical goods and plastic utensils.
“There was no evacuation, people themselves came out of the pavilion after the fire started,” — said the Agency interlocutor, adding that the dead and injured there.
Later, the representative of EMERCOM in the region reported that the fire area has increased to one and a half thousand square meters.
According to him, most of the market sellers are looking to how to extinguish the fire. He said that the burning building is of frame, 20 by 60 meters. Work at a place more than 130 people and 40 units, and the Mi-8 helicopter from MOE, APU-5 led in readiness.
In addition, rescuers said that the toxic and highly flammable goods, as well as strong winds complicated fire fighting.