Fire at the ice cream factory

A fire at an ice cream factory forced the evacuation of residents of Pyatigorsk
A cold storage plant caught fire in Pyatigorsk, the authorities are evacuating residents of nearby houses

In Pyatigorsk, on January 29, there was a fire at an ice cream factory. Due to the threat of the spread of ammonia, the authorities are forced to evacuate residents of nearby houses, TASS reports.

The shop of the refrigeration plant caught fire on Saturday afternoon, the fire area reached 600 square meters. The fire started in the compressor shop of the CJSC "Cold" plant. Extinguishing occurs at an increased difficulty level.

According to preliminary data, there are no injured or dead in the fire. However, the authorities have begun evacuating residents in the areas of the city located near the refrigeration plant. The head of Pyatigorsk Dmitry Voroshilov asked to approach this with understanding and leave the nearby area.