In Russia, the Uralmash Machine Building Plant is burning - Roszma (photo, video)

The fire area in the enterprise in Yekaterinburg is 4,500 square meters. The clubs of thick black smoke are visible on all sides of the city. The company could make tanks and armored vehicles. On Monday, April 1, one of the largest machine -building plants "Uralmash" broke out in the Russian Yekaterinburg. It was engaged in one of the workshops with about 500 liters of varnish. This was written by Russian media Shot. Initially, it was reported that the fire area was 800 square meters.

However, the fire spread to 4. 5 thousand square meters, specified in the Ministry of Emergencies. There was a roof collapse. Russian rescuers have warned about the threat of a repeated explosion. Thick black smoke locals are noticeable on different sides. In turn, Medusa, with reference to local media, claims that a transformer production shop has erupted. Inside are seven thousand liters of oil.

The press service of the plant stated that there was a fire that allegedly did not belong to a "Uralmash Factory" and is far from the production objects of the enterprise. The plant itself also does not threaten anything. At the same time, the same press service of Uralmash in a comment to RIA Novosti acknowledged that the fire had happened in the plant. Rescuers and special equipment work at the scene. "Uralmash" is a powerful center of mechanical engineering in the Russian Federation.

The plant produces equipment for metallurgy, mining industry, building materials and energy. According to journalist and blogger Denis Kazansky, the company is also engaged in the production of tanks and armored vehicles. We will remind, on March 28 the Agency Reuters reported the stopping of operation of the Kuibyshev oil refinery in the Russian Federation after the Ukrainian drone was hit. The company accounted for 1. 34% of the total oil processing.