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Russian Southern City Rostov-on-Don Engulfed in Flames Leaving Many Injured

© REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovSmoke rises from residential buildings on fire in Rostov-on-Don, Russia August 21, 2017.
Smoke rises from residential buildings on fire in Rostov-on-Don, Russia August 21, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The number of people injured in a major fire in the Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don amounts to around 45 people, a source in the regional emergency services told Sputnik on Monday.

ROSTOV-ON-DON (Sputnik) — A state of emergency has been declared in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don due a major fire, the press service of the city administration said Monday.

"According to preliminary data, 45 people requested medical assistance. Seven of them were hospitalized, thirty eight were helped on an ambulatory basis," the source said.

Earlier in the day, an emergency services source told Sputnik that a total of 20 people requested medical assistance, three of whom were hospitalized.

A total of 25 houses have been engulfed in flames with six neighborhoods being cut off from gas and electricity, while 560 locals have been evacuated.

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​As many as 437 firefighters, 212 vehicles and six aircraft are on the scene dealing with the emergency.

The area engulfed in fire reached 10,000 square meters (107,000 square feet). Up to 30 houses have been engulfed in flames, with six neighborhoods cut off from gas and electricity, while 560 locals have been evacuated. At least 437 firefighters, 212 vehicles and 9 aircraft were on site dealing with the emergency.

Over 2,000 people and 212 vehicles are involved in extinguishing a major fire that spread in one of neighborhoods of Rostov-on-Don, the Russian Emergency Ministry's Southern Regional Center head Igor Oder said. The ministry also announced that the firefighters had managed to contain the fire.

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