The key facts
- Fire at a metal collection point near CHP-25 in western Moscow, area — about 300 sq. m
- At first, witnesses reported smoke and open flames near the thermal power plant
- According to preliminary data, there are no injuries
Fire near CHP-25
In western Moscow, in the Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye district, a scrap metal collection point on Generala Dorokhova Street caught fire near CHP-25. The incident was reported by the Telegram channel 'Ostorozhno, Moskva' (Careful, Moscow), with details provided by Life.ru. The fire area was preliminarily estimated at 300 square meters.
What is known about the fire
At first, witnesses reported only heavy smoke and open flames near the thermal power plant; it later became clear that the territory of the metal collection point was burning. According to preliminary data, there have been no reports of injuries. The publication contains no official information about the cause of the fire or the progress of firefighting.
A similar case in Dolgoprudny
This is not the first such incident in the region: Life.ru previously reported a fire in Dolgoprudny, in the Moscow region, where a hangar housing a scrap metal collection point and a waste sorting facility was burning. The fire area there was preliminarily estimated at 600–800 square meters, witnesses heard a bang resembling an explosion before the fire started, and 37 rescuers, 12 units of equipment, and a helicopter were involved in firefighting. No connection between the two incidents was discussed in the publications.
