At the time of the fire at the warehouse in Moscow there was no one – TASS

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. At the time of emergence of a fire in a warehouse in the East of Moscow no one of the employees was not. On Thursday told reporters Deputy head of the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in Moscow Andrey Mishchenko.

“At the time of the fire at the warehouse was empty,” said he.

According to the source, the main difficulty lies in the fire area and the presence of flammable materials in warehouses. He also said that in place of CHS employs more than 200 people and 60 units of equipment. In addition, according to Mishchenko, “monitoring the environment in the area of the fire and in the immediate surrounding area. Threat to life and health no.”

Mishchenko said that rescuers evacuated about 100 employees in the warehouse in Moscow.

“With the warehouse displayed more than 100 staff and workers. Among them wounded and no casualties,” he said.

According to Mishchenko, the fire area is 4 thousand square meters. “The fire area of 4000 square meters, the grade of fire is not increased”, he said.

currently, the perimeter of the building, there are six lifting mechanisms generated combat areas and served 17 barrels to extinguish the fire.

“In the ongoing monitoring of the environment, threats to the population there,” – said Deputy head of EMERCOM of Russia in Moscow.

He said that in the place where lost eight firefighters focus on putting out the fire.

meanwhile, according to the source TASS in law enforcement bodies of the capital, went missing in the fire and eight firefighters. “According to some data, not contacted eight firefighters. Their fate remains unknown. For the same specified data, information about the discovery of the bodies of the two victims was not confirmed,” – said the Agency interlocutor.

According to the emergencies Ministry, the fire broke out in industrial area stock company “Victoria”, which stored the plastic products, including artificial flowers and plastic ware. Fire assigned to the fourth number and the fifth maximum. The press service of EMERCOM in Moscow earlier informed that the fire area is four thousand square meters.