At night, the emergency occurred on Elbrus. A fire broke out at the Mir station, resulting in the complete destruction of a cafe.
"Last night, a cafe burned down at the Mir station on an area of 60 square meters. The fire occurred at 01:37 Moscow time at an altitude of 3,500 meters. At 06:10, the fire was extinguished with improvised means",
the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic announced.
The high-mountain catering facility had no fire-fighting water supply.
18 people and 2 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the incident is yet to be determined.
