Smoke billows from a fire-hit warehouse in Russia© Baza Telegram channel
A huge fire has broken an industrial warehouse in a suburb southeast of Moscow. A large blaze broke out at a fertiliser warehouse in Ramenskoye on Sunday
According to Russian media, the fire started at a neighbouring fertiliser manufacturer’s warehouse and was caused by negligence.
The fire follows a series of drone strikes on Moscow, its surroundings, and numerous other Russian cities.
Though it is currently unclear whether this specific fire was caused by such a strike.
Fire engulfs industrial warehouse in Ramenskoye near Moscow© Telegram
There has been no official response from Ukrainian authorities to this latest incident.
According to the Russian state news agency RIA, the fire reached an area of 2,700 square metres before being controlled and extinguished.
Moscow region prosecutor’s office has claimed the initial cause of the incident was a violation of fire safety standards while welding, as reported by the TASS official news agency.
Russian media reports that the warehouse had been evacuated.
On July 30 and August 1, a high-rise Moscow City office block, which includes multiple Russian ministries, was damaged by two drone attacks targeting the same site.
Russia has blamed the Ukrainian military for these strikes. On August 11, it was claimed that Moscow’s air defence intercepted an attack drone.
According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the drone’s debris landed near the Karamyshevskaya embankment in the western section of the city.
Smoke rises for the scene of a fire near Moscow© Telegram
According to reports, there were no fatalities or serious damage.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed that the aircraft was destroyed by electronic warfare and fell into a forest.
According to the government, Ukraine allegedly sought to strike an unidentified location within Moscow.