INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A large fire broke out on Tuesday at a production facility in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, local media reported, with photos
and videos on social media showing a large column of black smoke billowing into the sky.According to local media reports, the blaze erupted
late Tuesday afternoon at NPO Avtomatiki, a subsidiary of the Roscosmos space agency
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.NPO Avtomatiki specializes in developing and manufacturing control systems and
that the fire broke out in a part of the production facility where welding work was being carried out
Chemicals were also said to have been stored in that part of the building.A video shared by the outlet showed a large crowd of onlookers
being pushed away from the burning facility due to concerns that the smoke was hazardous.Emergency officials said there were no immediate
reports of any injuries or deaths as a result of the fire.
