A chemical plant is on in the Saratov region

On the territory of the Khimvolokno plant in the city of Engels of the Saratov region, a large fire occurred. The fire arose in the textile production workshop. According to RIA Novosti, with reference, the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies, there are no victims and victims.

"According to preliminary data, the fire area is 2 thousand square meters. The workshop is burning. Employees are evacuated," said the representative of the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies.

The fire was assigned a third, increased call number. “Forces from Saratov are pulled to fight fire. More than 13 fire calculations work on the spot,” the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies explained. According to the latest data transmitted by the Mayak radio , the fire spread to the transformer substation, the total fire area is estimated at 5 thousand square meters. On the spot there are already 20 fire bills, the radio station reports.

The reason for the fire is still unknown. At the time of the fire, five people were in the room, all of them left the workshop on their own. Before the firefighters arrived, the protection of the lead market "Leader", which is located near the plant, began to extinguish the fire, the views of the view-info reports. The head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Saratov region, Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Likhachev, arrived at the place of fire.

In September 2010, a fire also occurred on the territory of Khimvolokn. This happened during a visit to the Saratov region of President Dmitry Medvedev. At the time of the fire, the presidential aircraft was preparing to take off from a military airfield located a few hundred meters from the plant. Then the cause of the fire in the Ministry of Emergencies was called careless handling of fire.