NLMK press secretary in Lipetsk Kharsiev: the fire in the warehouse was liquidated in 15 minutes Lipetsk Harsiev, in whose warehouse an explosion thundered, announced the complete elimination of the fire.
“On November 14 at 21:30 cotton occurred at the coal warehouse, followed by a conveyor belt fire, which was liquidated within 15 minutes. One employee was injured, he was transferred to an ambulance, the condition is being specified. Part of the workshop roof was damaged. The incident did not affect the production process, “Harsiev explained.
Earlier, the emergency services reported that an explosion occurred in one of NLMK's coal workshops. As a result, the roof collapsed along the entire perimeter of the building – this is two thousand square meters. Initially, it was reported about a fire in the coal preparation workshop, but the firefighters who arrived at the scene did not remove the traces of the fire. According to their version, an explosion occurred on the spot.