Fire devastates critical rocket technology facility in Yekaterinburg
31 July 2024 09:26
Approximately 1,000 square metres were engulfed in fire in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A part of the building where control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket technology are produced is burning.
A fire broke out in one of the buildings of the Scientific-Production Association "Avtomatiki" in Yekaterinburg, engulfing about 1,000 square metres.
In this building, tiles and microchips are produced, which are used to create control systems for Soyuz-2 rockets.
Huge fire in Russia, part of the building collapsed
NPO Avtomatiki specialises in developing and producing control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket and space technology and various industrial sectors.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the workshop's 500-square-metre roof had already collapsed. The RBC-Ukraine portal relayed this information.
Pungent, toxic fumes are rising in the city. Plumes of smoke are visible from across Yekaterinburg.
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