In Orsk there was a fire - the fifth cooling tower of Orsk cogeneration plant-1 burned. Cooling tower No. 5 caught fire in the morning. The fire covered about 1200 square meters of area. The fire was assigned to the 3rd category of complexity.

The fire rising above the edge of the cooling tower was visible from afar. Within a radius of several kilometers all fell ashes, which frightened the population. The cooling tower was decommissioned, the contractor organization "USER-Holding" is carrying out repairs there.. The alleged cause of the fire is a violation of safety regulations in the manufacture of construction works. During the fire, scaffolds burned inside the cooling tower, and the plastic blocks of the sprinkler burned out. The amount of damage from the fire will be determined by the commission.

The bodies of inquiry of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The fire did not affect the production process. Reduction of heat and electric energy, violation of heat and electricity supply to consumers did not happen.

Firefighters took measures to prevent further spread of fire. To 10. 20 the fire was eliminated. Extinguishing involved 46 people and 14 pieces of equipment. There are no victims.

Cooling tower is a device for cooling large amounts of water with the help of air flow.