A large fire broke out at a plastic packaging production facility in…
A large fire broke out at a plastic packaging production facility in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Oblast, on the evening of July 20, 2025, destroying about one-third of the complex and causing significant damage to a project valued at 840 million rubles. The fire was extinguished by 3:05 AM on July 21, with no casualties reported.
Consensus
- A fire occurred at a production and warehouse building on Vsevolozhsky Prospekt, 117, building 1, in Vsevolozhsk, Leningрадskaya Oblast, on the evening of July 20.
- The fire was extinguished by 3:05 AM on July 21.
- The area affected by the fire was 5,900 square meters.
- No people or animals were inside the building at the time, so evacuation was not required.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation by the MCHS investigation.
- The facility is located in the 'Ladoga' industrial park.
- The facility produces polymer packaging materials, including plastic bottles and caps for cosmetics and household chemicals.
- The company operating the facility is AO 'Rinsler Pack', which is part of the 'Terra Plast' group.
- The project was announced at the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with planned investments of 840 million rubles.
Points of divergence
- The fire destroyed approximately one-third of the complex, with part of the structure collapsing. — fontanka
- The total investment in the project was 840 million rubles, and it was intended to create 177 jobs. — fontanka
- The company 'Rinsler Pack' had a revenue of about 208 million rubles and a net loss of 72.3 million rubles in the previous year. — fontanka
- The company 'Rinsler Pack' rents the premises from LLC 'Agrotrade'. — fontanka
- The facility produced over 91 million unprinted bottles, over 22 million printed bottles, and about 237 million caps annually. — fontanka
- The company 'Rinsler Pack' produces packaging with a 'soft-touch' coating. — fontanka
- The facility is located in the 'Ladoga Industrial Park', which also hosts companies such as 'Terra Plast', 'Miksplast', and 'Center for Radiation Technologies'. — tg_astrapress
- The fire was complicated by high fire load and strong gusty wind. — m24
- More than 50 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the fire. — kommerant
Coverage (15 sources)
- Black smoke and a loss of 840 million rubles: What burned down in Vsevolozhsk — Фонтанка
- Open fire at a polymer materials plant in Vsevolozhsk was extinguished by morning — Фонтанка
- Open fire at a warehouse in Leningrad Oblast extinguished — РИАМО
- Firefighters contained fire at warehouse in Leningrad region on a plot of 5,900 sq m — РИАМО
- Fire broke out on a warehouse in Leningrad Oblast covering an area of 5,900 sq.m. — РИАМО
- Firefighters extinguished open burning at a polymer warehouse in Leningrad Oblast — Вести
- 🚨 Fire at a polymer materials production facility in Leningrad Oblast contained over an area of 59,000 square meters, reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Open fire at a polymer production facility in Leningrad Oblast extinguished — Интерфакс
- Major fire occurred at a polymer production facility in the Leningrad region — Москва 24
- Polymer materials production facility in Ladoga industrial park is burning in Vsevolozhsk — ASTRA
- Fire at a polymer production facility in the Leningrad region has been contained — Интерфакс
- Fire at a polymer warehouse in the Leningrad region has been contained — Вести
- 🚨 Polymer materials warehouse burning in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region; area is 5,900 sq m, reported by Ministry of Emergency Situations — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Polymer materials plant burning in Leningrad region — Коммерсантъ
- 🚨 Polymer materials warehouse burning in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region; area is 5,900 sq m, reported by Ministry of Emergency Situations — ТАСС (Telegram)