In the pictures and recordings made available on social media you can see clouds of thick, dark smoke, floating above the city.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations says that the fire covered an area of 10,000. sq m. “Fire quenching is difficult due to the high fire load and building characteristics” – he continues in a communication. In the earlier post, it was reported that there is no information about fatalities, and 40 firefighters and 13 equipment units were involved in the firefighting action.
In turn, the Next portal informs that the witnesses of the event report that a strong explosion was heard before the fire. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Extraordinary situations of the Kurski District after 15 informed about the rocket threat to the region – it is not known whether it is related to the fire in Kursk.
