Crews Respond to Major Warehouse Fire Near St Petersburg

A fire tore through a warehouse near St Petersburg, Russia, late Tuesday, October 25, prompting a large scale operation to extinguish the fire, according to Russian officials.

A total of 160 firefighters and 45 units of special equipment were involved in tackling the blaze that affected an area of 12,000 square meters (129,166. sq. ft) in the village of Metallostroy, TASS reported, citing officials.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said there were no casualties. The fire was localised early on Wednesday morning, TASS said. Credit: Ministry of Emergency Situations via Storyful

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