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Building of leading air defense manufacturer on fire in Moscow
Building of leading air defense manufacturer on fire in Moscow
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A fire that swept through the building of Russia's air defense firm Almaz-Antei in northern Moscow on Wednesday has been extinguished. 30.06.2010, Sputnik International
2010-06-30T10:21+0000
2010-06-30T10:21+0000
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Building of leading air defense manufacturer on fire in Moscow A fire that swept through the building of Russia's air defense firm Almaz-Antei in northern Moscow on Wednesday has been extinguished.
A fire that swept through the building of Russia's air defense firm Almaz-Antei in northern Moscow on Wednesday has been extinguished.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sobchenko A fire that swept through the building of Russia's air defense firm Almaz-Antei in northern Moscow on Wednesday has been extinguished.
A fire that swept through the building of Russia's air defense firm Almaz-Antei in northern Moscow on Wednesday has been extinguished.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sobchenko The fire broke out in the attic of the seven-storey manufacturing building at Leningradsky prospekt, 80.
The fire broke out in the attic of the seven-storey manufacturing building at Leningradsky prospekt, 80.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sobchenko Forty-five fire crews were involved in bringing the fire under control.
Forty-five fire crews were involved in bringing the fire under control.
© Photo : Kirill Urvanov The fire covered an area of around 1,800 square meters.
The fire covered an area of around 1,800 square meters.
© Photo : Yulia Khanina Two emergency helicopters have been deployed to control the spread.
Two emergency helicopters have been deployed to control the spread.
© Photo : Viktor Vinogradov There were no casualties.
There were no casualties.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sobchenko Oleg Mitvol, the prefect of Moscow's northern district, said the fire may have been caused by the violation of construction work regulations.
Oleg Mitvol, the prefect of Moscow's northern district, said the fire may have been caused by the violation of construction work regulations.
© Photo : Yulia Khanina "[Construction] work involving open fire was being carried out on the seventh floor," he said.
"[Construction] work involving open fire was being carried out on the seventh floor," he said.
© Photo : Yulia Khanina Russia's state fire watchdog is now investigating the cause of the incident.
Russia's state fire watchdog is now investigating the cause of the incident.
© Photo : Yulia Khanina Almaz-Antei is one of Russia's largest air defense manufacturers, specializing in production of small, medium and long-range air defense systems, including the S-300 Favorit and S-400 Triumf systems.
Almaz-Antei is one of Russia's largest air defense manufacturers, specializing in production of small, medium and long-range air defense systems, including the S-300 Favorit and S-400 Triumf systems.
