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Huge blaze & multiple EXPLOSIONS in central Moscow as warehouse catches fire (VIDEOS) Injuries reported as huge blaze with multiple EXPLOSIONS engulfs pyrotechnics warehouse in sweltering central Moscow (VIDEO)
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A large fire has broken out in central Moscow, with multiple videos from the scene showing what looks like fireworks exploding amid billowing smoke. The building on fire is reportedly used to store pyrotechnics. Four people have sustained minor injuries after a large fire broke out at a pyrotechnics warehouse in central Moscow on Saturday. Multiple videos from the scene captured fireworks exploding while smoke billowed across the city.
Clips taken by eyewitnesses on Saturday afternoon show a large plume of gray smoke over the city center. Clips taken by eyewitnesses showed a large plume of gray smoke over the center of the sweltering Russian capital, which is in the grip of a summer heat wave.
The building concerned, which is reportedly a warehouse of a fireworks manufacturer, is located across the Moscow River from Gorky Park, close to the Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics and the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The location of the raging fire is right next to a pyrotechnics store literally named ‘Kaboom,' in Russian.
The building ablaze is across the river from Gorky Park, close to the Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Footage shows a barrage of small explosions occurring both in the building and in the sky above it.Footage shows a barrage of small explosions occurring both in the building and in the sky above it.
A firefighting helicopter has been deployed to the scene to help ground teams quench the fire. A Kamov Ka-32 was filmed scooping water from the Moskva River. Three firefighters and one of the warehouse employees were hurt in the fire, Moscow Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov revealed on Saturday evening.
While no official information on the fire was immediately available, videos and reports suggest the building is used as a warehouse to store pyrotechnics.
The location of the raging fire is right next to a pyrotechnics store with a name sounding like ‘Ba-bakh’ – which literally translates as ‘Kaboom’. It wasn't immediately clear if the store has been affected by the blaze. The blaze, which spanned an area of some 500 square meters, required a major operation from the emergencies services. Three helicopters and a firefighting vessel were deployed to help ground teams quench the fire, with Kamov Ka-32s helicopters filmed scooping water from the Moscow River to pour it on the burning building.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The blaze was eventually contained, with the General Prosecutors office launching a probe to establish the causes behind it.
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