Electronics Plant in St. Petersburg on Fire Following Explosions, Local Officials Report

On the night of May 29 in St. Petersburg, Russia, a fire broke out on the territory of the Avangard plant. The company specializes in the production of microelectronics and has the status of a strategic enterprise of Russia.

Electronics plant in St. Petersburg on fire following explosions, local officials report

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.An Avangard electronics plant reportedly caught fire in the Russian city of St. Petersburg following a series of explosions, local Telegram channels and officials reported overnight on May 29.In purported videos posted on social media, a large fire was seen rising from the factory's roof in the Kalininsky district of the city. Preliminary reports indicate that the fire began around 1…

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A fire ravaged an electronics factory in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night. Witnesses reported hearing loud explosions before the place went up in smoke.

This was said on Espreso by a military expert, director of development of the information and consulting company Defense Express Valery Ryabykh.” The Avangard plant is one of the enterprises that are part of the so-called military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation. This is one of the few enterprises of a terrorist state that is capable of manufacturing a variety of electronic devices. We are talking about various units and components …

A fire broke out at a St. Petersburg electronics factory that produces microelectronic components after explosions. The fire affected an area of about 100 square meters on the fifth floor of the building, The Kyiv Independent reports.

This is a six-storey building, located at the Kondratiev Prospect, 72. The fire broke out on the fifth floor and covered 100 square metres of fire.