The highest tank command school is on fire in Kazan. The barracks became the epicenter of the fire.
What is known about the fire at the tank school in Kazan
According to Russian media, the barracks are burning on the territory of the school. The fire is spreading to the roof.
The fire was assigned the second rank of ignition. Firefighters are working on the spot, reported media in the Telegram channel.
At the same time, the outbreak in the higher tank command school in Kazan is allegedly already localised to 120 square meters.
The evacuation was carried out, there were no casualties. Firefighters continue to extinguish the barracks on the Orenburg tract, the report specifies.
According to eyewitness footage, the fire spread from the second floor of the building to the roof.
Among the school's graduates are General of the Russian Army Gerasimov Valery Vasyliovych, Colonel Generals Achalov Vladyslav Oleksiiovych, Troshev Gennadiy Mykolayovych, Baranov Valery Petrovich, Potapov Volodymyr Yakovych, Major General Taghir Kusimov, and many others.
What is known about fires in Russian territory?
The fires at military facilities of the Russian Federation, in particular barracks, do not happen for the first time.
In Dec. 2021, a fire broke out on the territory of a military unit in New Moscow (RF). Then, two floors of the barracks were on fire.
In Dec. 2022, barracks where mobilised Russians were housed caught fire in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Later, the Crimean partisans took responsibility for setting fire to these barracks with the mobilised personnel.
Earlier, it was reported that a military unit was on fire in the Stavropol Territory of the Russian Federation. The area of the fire reached 300 square meters. m.
A large-scale fire also broke out in the Russian city of Novosibirsk, burning a warehouse. The area of the fire was 800 square meters.
