On the night of August 17, a fire broke out in Severnaya Medvedkovo - a two-story building of a warehouse on Polyarnaya Street burned, where aerosols, car oils, varnish-and-paint products. Around the adjacent streets creeping caustic suffocating smoke, although the level of harmful substances was not exceeded. There were loud explosions.

The fire was assigned a third hazard level. Firefighters arrived quickly, but already then 800 square meters were covered with fire. And then the flame began to expand rapidly. Of the 21 thousand square meters of the building, the fire covered 15 thousand. The fire was visible for many kilometers. Experts still have to figure out why the fire broke so quickly. The fire was extinguished by about 200 firefighters, two Ka-31A helicopters were involved. After three hours the fire was localized, and then the fire rank was reduced to "1-Bis". Four hours were required for the fire fighters to extinguish the fire, the spillage of structures and the analysis of blockages began. It will take more than a week. In warehouses, tires, consumer goods, rubber, plastic were burning. Something can smolder very long. There is a smell of smoke and burning in the air.. While the causes of the fire are unknown.

Their clarification will begin after the elimination of a fire hazard situation.

The building of the warehouse is not subject to restoration - the fire resistance limit was exceeded several times. Bearing walls went cracks, some overlaps collapsed. Firefighters and rescuers, dismantling the rubble, have to be extremely cautious.

The damage could amount to more than 200 million rubles. Data on the dead and injured were not received, although on-site ambulances were on duty.