Fire at Russian rocket tech plant in Yekaterinburg devastates building
31 July 2024 06:42
Approximately 1,022 square metres were engulfed in fire in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A part of the building where control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket technology are produced is burning.
A fire broke out in one of the buildings of the Scientific-Production Association "Avtomatiki" in Yekaterinburg, engulfing about 1,022 square metres.
In this building, tiles and microchips are produced, which are used to create control systems for Soyuz-2 rockets.
Huge fire in Russia, part of the building collapsed
NPO Avtomatiki specializes in developing and producing control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket and space technology and various industrial sectors.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the workshop's 502 square metres roof had already collapsed. The RBC-Ukraine portal relayed this information.
Pungent, toxic fumes are rising in the city. Plumes of smoke are visible from across Yekaterinburg.
Ukrainian forces hit an oil base
Earlier, the Ukrainian Defence Forces reported that they struck an oil depot in Kursk, Russia at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday. According to intelligence reports, a fire broke out at the facility.
Source: PAP/Nexta/WP
