A fire broke out at a substation in Russian Volgograd after an explosion.

Fire and explosion at a substation in Volgograd: the city's power went out

In Russian Volgograd, there was an explosion and a fire broke out at a substation at night, which led to a power outage in the Voroshilovsky district. This was reported by Russian media.

At the substation located on Ogaryova Street, a fire initially broke out, which caused an explosion. Subsequently, there was an oil spill throughout the substation and its ignition.

The fire was completely extinguished, and no one was injured. Specialists are currently determining the cause of this incident.

In the industrial zone in the city of Azov, which is located in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, there was also a fire. A tire warehouse caught fire, Russian media report.

As a result of the ignition of debris and tires in the open area, the fire spread to the warehouse building.

Earlier, in the area of the new military base of Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, there was also a significant fire.