Abramovich's Enterprise Is On Fire In Novokuznetsk, Russia

The official explanation of the fire raises doubts.

A large fire broke out at the Evraz ZSMK steelworks in the city of Novokuznetsk, which is listed as owned by oligarch Roman Abramovich.

Information about the fire is published by the Your City newspaper. According to official sources, the emergency was caused by a power surge triggered by a shutdown of the gas equipment.

TG-channel Ukraine 365 publishes video from the scene.

The scale of the disaster looks frightening. By a strange coincidence, the incident is not listed in the regional operative summary of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Nor have there been any comments from officials on the subject.

The incident is being actively discussed in local chat rooms and on public pages. Eyewitnesses of the event offer their own opinions on the incident.