The area of ​​the fire in the painting shop of the Ferroni enterprise in the city of Tolyatti, Samara Region, has reached 20,000 square meters. m, according to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation on May 14.

It is also noted that the roof collapsed area was 5 thousand square meters. m.

According to the press service of the regional government, JSC “Transneft” and “Kuibyshevazot” allocated forces and means to extinguish a fire with an area of ​​6 thousand square meters. m in the painting shop of the enterprise “Ferroni-Togliatti”.

A fire at a plant in the Komsomolsky district on Povolzhskoye shosse 3 in Tolyatti broke out the night before. 314 people and 69 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the building of the factory for the production of doors. Also, a fire pumping station (PNS), a hose truck (AP) and two fire trains “Syzran” and “Samara” were sent to the scene.

Initially, the fire area, according to the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, was 1 thousand square meters. m. Later, the source of “Izvestia” said that the fire area had already reached 6 thousand square meters. m. The fire was assigned the third rank of complexity. Rescuers evacuated 15 people from the burning building. There are no dead or injured, according to preliminary data.

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Samara Region also added that the roof of the factory building had partially collapsed.

The prosecutor’s office is checking compliance with fire laws in the event of a fire at the enterprise.