On March 16, in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, a large-scale fire broke out in the building of the FSB. The network has already shown the moment of ignition.

According to eyewitnesses, explosions were heard before the fire. Russian media write about this, Channel 24 informs.

How the FSB building caught fire

According to the FSB in Rostov, the cause of the fire in the building was a “short circuit” of the electrical wiring. The Russians claim that this is how the wiring burns – with an explosion that shattered all the windows.

The released footage shows that the outbreak occurred inside the building. Eyewitnesses say that ammunition detonated in the warehouse – this information is now being verified.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations and law enforcement officers have already arrived at the scene. It is preliminary known that one person died during the fire, two injured needed medical assistance.

The moment of the explosion before the fire in Rostov: watch the video

Later, the governor of the Rostov region confirmed the preliminary version of the cause of the fire in the building of the regional border department of the FSB – an electrical short circuit.

Fires in Russia: latest news

• Recently blazed in the Bryansk region: a hotel, a bathhouse, a cafe, a car service, a pharmacy and shops. It is known that the fire broke out in the village of Novye Darkovichi near Bryansk near the multifunctional complex. First, the flame flared up in the tire shop “Authority”, and then spread to other buildings.
• On March 11, in the Moscow region, at a plastic production plant, the fire spread to an area of 5,000 square meters. As a result, the roof of the building collapsed.
• On March 5, another fire broke out at a coke and gas plant in the capital of Russia. There, at first, local residents heard an explosion, and then they saw a pillar of fire 20 meters high.