Heavy Fire Hits Plant In Russia's Vladikavkaz, Leaves 1 Person Dead, 3 Injured - Ministry

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Heavy Fire Hits Plant in Russia's Vladikavkaz, Leaves 1 Person Dead, 3 Injured - Ministry

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st October, 2018) A heavy fire erupted on Sunday at the Electrozink zinc refinery in the Russian Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz, leaving one person dead and three more injured, a spokesperson for the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik.

"A fire erupted at the Electrozink plant in Vladikavkaz ...

hitting the area of 500 square meters [about 5,400 square feet]. As a result of the fire one person died and three more were injured," the spokesperson said.

Later the Emergencies Ministry said that the area hit by the fire had increased up to 650 square meters.

According to the spokesperson, the fire erupted at about 3:16 a.m. local time (00:16 GMT).

Some 50 firefighters and 18 vehicles are fighting the fire.