A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.
Three firefighters and a warehouse employee were injured and one firefighter was hospitalized.
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A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
People watch as a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
People watch as smoke rises from a pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry paramedic, right, and a police officer escort a wounded man from a fire place at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Three helicopters and a fireboat were dispatched to help put out the blaze at the warehouse, which sits 100 meters (320 feet) from the Moscow River near the sprawling Luzhniki sports complex.
People watch as a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
People watch as a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
People watch as smoke rises from a pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry paramedic, right, and a police officer escort a wounded man from a fire place at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)