A major fire occurred on Amurskaya Street in Moscow on May 17, the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. According to rescuers, finishing materials stored there caught fire.
According to 112, the fire occurred in an open construction site with an area of about 800 square meters. According to Bazza, the fire broke out in the construction waste dump and then spread to the building materials warehouse.
According to preliminary data, the area of the fire is 300 square metres.
Traffic on Moscow’s Northeast Highway was halted in both directions due to the fire, the city’s transportation department reported.