Fire at St. Petersburg warehouse extinguished after three days
Open burning at a warehouse in the Pushkin district of St. Petersburg has been extinguished, where firefighters have been battling the blaze since Sunday, the city branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
Consensus
- A fire broke out at a warehouse on Kolpinsky Avenue in the Pushkin District of Saint Petersburg.
- The fire began on the night of August 23.
- The fire spread across 82,000 square meters.
- The fire was localized by Sunday morning.
- Firefighting operations continued after localization, focusing on residual smoldering in debris.
- No casualties were reported.
- The warehouse stored paper and polymer materials.
- The fire was extinguished after three days of operations.
- 217 personnel and 65 units of equipment were deployed.
Points of divergence
- Air monitoring detected carbon monoxide levels up to 5 times the PDK (20 mg/m³) at 10 meters from the fire site. — fontanka
- At 100 meters or more from the fire, no exceedances of PDK for hazardous chemicals were found. — fontanka
- As of August 24, the fire was burning over an area of 6,000 square meters. — fontanka
- At 15:10, smoldering in debris covered 3,000 square meters. — fontanka
- The warehouse dimensions were 680 by 120 meters. — m24
- The fire's risk level was downgraded to the third degree. — m24
- Strong wind and poor firefighting water supply complicated operations. — m24
- There was a risk of fire spreading to nearby buildings due to wind. — m24
- The fire could have spread due to flying sparks and burning material fragments. — m24
Coverage (8 sources)
- Open fire extinguished. What remains of the warehouse in St. Petersburg that has been being fought for three days — Фонтанка
- Open fire extinguished on warehouse in St. Petersburg after three days — Интерфакс
- What about the air in the area of the burning warehouse in the Pushkinsky district? Measurement results — Фонтанка
- Two hundred rescuers and increased complexity. In St. Petersburg, a warehouse fire is being extinguished for the second day — Фонтанка
- Fire at warehouse in St. Petersburg has been extinguished for more than a day. The fire still has a high level of complexity — Фонтанка
- Continue extinguishing. What is happening in the area of the burning warehouse on Kolpinsky Highway — Фонтанка
- Warehouse is burning in Pushkinsky district for eight hours — Фонтанка
- Fire at warehouse in St. Petersburg contained — Москва 24