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Fire at Tolyatti Paint Materials Warehouse Extinguished With No Injuries

Investigators are treating a wiring malfunction as the preliminary cause after a second‑alarm response contained the 300‑square‑meter blaze.

Overview

  • Regional emergency services said the fire broke out around 13:21 at Obvodnoye Shosse, 32 in the Avtozavodsky district, with an initial risk of spreading to a neighboring building.
  • Authorities raised a second alarm level at 13:45 as 62 personnel and 22 vehicles, including an operations team and drone unit, were deployed.
  • Firefighters localized the blaze at 15:07 and fully extinguished it at 19:01, according to the Samara regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry.
  • No casualties were reported; two cars were destroyed (Chevrolet Lacetti and Lada Granta) and one was damaged (Chevrolet Cruze).
  • The site stores flammable coatings products, and 2GIS listings indicate an auto‑enamel retailer operates at the address.