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Fires Reported in Kanash, Chelyabinsk and Vladivostok as Crews Respond

Authorities caution that full damage assessments are still pending.

Overview

  • In Vladivostok, firefighters are extinguishing a waterfront cafe blaze near an amusement park with about 150 square meters involved.
  • Regional officials said crews arrived at the Vladivostok site within minutes and continue suppression operations.
  • In Chelyabinsk, emergency teams are tackling a fire at a furniture workshop in the Traktorozavodsky district, with the extent of damage still being clarified.
  • Videos posted to Telegram from Chelyabinsk show a column of thick black smoke rising over the district.
  • A day earlier in Kanash, Chuvashia, a cafe’s veranda and roof burned across roughly 400 square meters, about 20 rescuers and seven MChS units responded, and a woman died after returning inside following evacuation.