screenshot from the video by Moscow 24
Tyre warehouses are on fire in the town of Dzerzhinskii in Moscow Oblast. The flames have engulfed an area of 2,500 square metres.
Source: Russian media outlets Vechernyaya Moskva, Moscow 24, Radio-1 and RIA Novosti, with reference to comments from Russian emergency services
Details: According to media reports, a warehouse containing tyres is on fire in Sadovaya street, not far from a shopping centre.
Під Москвою палають склади: площа пожежі досягла 2,5 кв м pic.twitter.com/1TFNu07p1i — Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) May 12, 2023
RIA Novosti reports that the fire has engulfed 2,500 square metres. According to Moscow 24, a building belonging to a recycling plant is on fire.
Emergency services are working at the scene.
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piratecheese13 on May 12nd, 2023 at 11:06 UTC »
It sure would be inconvenient for the Russian government if more fires were to break out, specifically at warehouses containing vital military equipment
macross1984 on May 12nd, 2023 at 10:16 UTC »
Oh, boy. Putting out tire fire of that size will be difficult.
From Wikipedia: Extinguishing tire fires is difficult. The fire releases a dark, rich smoke that contains cyanide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and products of butadiene and styrene. Burning tires are heated, and, as they have a low thermal conductivity, they are difficult to cool down. Moreover, they frequently burn inside even if they are extinguished from outside, and easily reignite when hot. One possible remedy is to cover the fire with sand, reducing the supply of oxygen and the exhaust of smoke. After extinguishing and cooling down (which may last several days), toxic chemicals can be neutralized.
dontpet on May 12nd, 2023 at 09:56 UTC »