Firefighters extinguish open flames at Nizhny Novgorod building supplies shop

Firefighters extinguished open flames at a building supplies shop on Ivliyeva Street in Nizhny Novgorod on October 20. The regional emergencies ministry reported no deaths or injuries.

Building materials and rubbish caught fire in the Kuznechikha neighbourhood in the morning. The blaze covered 150 square metres.

Smoke could be seen from different parts of the city. Firefighters continued dealing with the aftermath after extinguishing the open flames, the ministry said.