Major fire breaks out at industrial facility in east of Moscow

A major fire broke out at a production and storage facility in the east of Moscow, rescuers said.

"At present, the area of the fire is 4,000 square meters," a rescue official said.

Earlier, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said the blaze spread to an area of 2,000 square meters.

As many as 194 firefighters and 64 fire engines, including two fire helicopters, are involved in the firefighting effort, head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s department in Moscow’s Eastern Administrative District Ilya Misun said, adding that he helicopters dropped over 200 metric tons of water on the fire, TASS reported.

The open fire has been removed, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. No casualties have been reported.

Moscow Prosecutor’s Office said the circumstances surrounding the incident are currently being established.