The key facts
- Fire at an OSB board plant in Tomsk covers 1,000 square meters
- More than 50 firefighters and 19 units of equipment involved
- No victims reported according to preliminary data
MOSCOW. October 14. INTERFAX.RU - A fire is being extinguished on the territory of an OSB board manufacturing plant (oriented strand board - IF) on Kuzovlevsky Trakt in Tomsk, the press service of the regional Emergency Ministry Directorate reported on Wednesday.
"According to preliminary information, drying equipment inside the OSB board manufacturing plant is on fire. The fire area is 1,000 square meters," the statement said.
More than 50 people and 19 units of equipment have been deployed to fight the fire.
Earlier, a report came in about a fire on the roof of the drying shop; thick smoke was observed upon the arrival of the first units.
The press service of the Emergency Ministry Directorate clarified to Interfax that, according to preliminary data, there are no victims as a result of the fire.
Oriented strand board is a sheet material made of pressed wood chips with the addition of binding resins.
