Two killed in Podolsk warehouse fire

Two people were killed and two others injured in a fire at a hangar in Podolsk on October 15, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said in The fire has been extinguished.

The Moscow Region emergencies department said the fire on Okruzhnaya Street was reported at 10:37 a.m. Moscow time. It spread across 2,400 square metres. A gas container lost pressure during the blaze.

Firefighters contained the fire at 12:18 p.m. and extinguished the open flames about half an hour later. The ministry confirmed the fire was fully extinguished in the evening. Forty-six personnel and 17 vehicles were involved.

Initial reports said two people were injured. By early afternoon, authorities reported one death and three injuries. The ministry revised the toll in the evening to two dead and two injured.

Regional investigators said household gas cylinders were being filled at the site. They opened a criminal case under Article 143 of Russia's Criminal Code concerning workplace safety violations.