Fire engulfs Russian rocket tech facility; roof collapses in Yekaterinburg
Approximately eleven thousand square feet were engulfed in flames in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A part of the building, where control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket technology are produced, is burning.
6:12 AM EDT, July 31, 2024
A fire broke out in one of the buildings of the Scientific-Production Association "Avtomatiki" in Yekaterinburg. The blaze has engulfed about 11,000 square feet.
In this building, tiles and microchips are produced, which are used to create control systems for Soyuz-2 rockets.
Huge fire in Russia, part of the building collapsed
NPO Avtomatiki specializes in developing and producing control systems and radio-electronic equipment for rocket and space technology and various industrial sectors.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the workshop's 5,400-square-foot roof had already collapsed. The RBC-Ukraine portal relayed this information.
Pungent, toxic fumes are rising in the city. Plumes of smoke are visible from across Yekaterinburg.
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