The acting head of the EMERCOM of Russia flew to the place of emergency at a plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region

"The operational group of the central office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, headed by the Acting Minister Alexander Chupriyan, flew to the city of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region, where the fire is being extinguished on an area of ​​900 square meters," the ministry said in its Telegram message.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations clarified that the employees of the enterprise are in a safe place.

“There is no threat to the life and health of people.

87 people and 24 units of equipment are involved in the liquidation, ”added the press service of the ministry.

Earlier it became known that two victims of the explosion at the plant named after Ya.M.

Sverdlov in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region are in a state of moderate severity.