A fire broke out at the Severstal steel mill in Cherepovets, Russia
A fire broke out at the Severstal Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant in Russia.
This was reported by Cherepovets Mayor Andrei Nakroshaev.
According to him, the fire initially covered an area of about 100 square meters. The plant stated that barrels containing benzene and lubricating oil had caught fire. The fire subsequently spread to cover an area of 300 square meters.
The Civil Protection and Emergency Response Center clarified that the fire reportedly started in the coke production facility, specifically in a tube furnace.
About 40 people were involved in extinguishing the fire. There are no reported casualties.
The Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant is one of the key enterprises in the Russian metallurgical industry and a supplier of special steels to the Russian Federation’s defense-industrial complex.
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