The key facts

  • The fire broke out on November 8 at Neftyanaya Road, 5, corpus 1 — on the premises of NPO Spetsmaterialy, which produces armor protection and military gear
  • The fire spread over 300 sq. m; 45 rescuers and eight units of equipment were involved in extinguishing it
  • The spread of the fire was stopped after more than two hours; the enterprise called the situation “non-critical”

Fire on the premises of an enterprise

On November 8, a hangar caught fire near the Obvodny Canal in St. Petersburg. According to the TV channel 78.ru, which Gazeta.Ru cites, the fire broke out on the premises of the research and production association Spetsmaterialov at the address Neftyanaya Road, building 5, corpus 1. The enterprise produces armor protection, military gear and equipment.

Firefighting efforts and assessment of the situation

According to the Emergency Ministry (EMERCOM), the fire spread over an area of 300 square meters. Forty-five rescuers and eight units of equipment were involved in extinguishing it. The spread of the fire was stopped after more than two hours; while firefighting was underway, the fire was assigned an elevated difficulty rating, which was lowered after localization. The association itself commented on the incident as follows: “Nothing critical. It was a technical hangar, and there was no equipment in it”.

Context

This is not the first such incident in the city recently: in late October, smoke was detected on the roof of the Akimov Comedy Theatre building on Nevsky Prospekt in the historic center — no open flames were visible from the street, and staff were evacuated. Earlier, there was also a report of a man “obsessed with firefighters” setting fire to his own home.