The 180-year-old textile factory “Nevskaya Manufaktura” in St. Petersburg, Russia, which is already a famous monument and landmark of the city, was suddenly reported to be on fire at noon local time on Monday. The fire quickly spread to all six floors of the building, the police and firefighters arrived at the scene immediately to start irrigation and rescue, it is known that one firefighter died in the fire, the other two people were seriously injured.
According to BBC reports, the fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. local time on the 12th, just in time to meet the strong wind to fuel the fire, dense black smoke like a huge black pillar to the sky, the entire St. Petersburg can see.
The report points out that the building was completed in 1841, located on the banks of the Neva River, was opened as a textile factory, and later became a landmark of St. Petersburg. It was taken over by the state after the establishment of the Soviet Union until its collapse, when it was privatized in 1992.
According to AFP, parts of Nevskaya Manufaktura are still zoned as a textile factory, while the rest of the site is rented out as office space or left unused. Manufaktura” was listed as a “Site of Historical and Cultural Value” in St. Petersburg in 2001.
The entire six-story building was engulfed in flames shortly after the fire started; the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations noted that 300 police and firefighters were involved in the firefight, 40 people have been evacuated, and many of the roofs and floors of the building have collapsed. The cause of the fire is not yet clear, pending further official investigation.
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