Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at an oil depot in the southern Saratov region, nearly a week after Ukraine declared duty for a drone strike targeting the center, regional authorities said Monday.The city of Engels declared a state of emergency situation following the attack on Wednesday, with Ukrainian authorities later stating the strike hit a depot providing fuel to the Russian flying force.
Two firefighters died recently while battling the flames.Engels, situated around 500 kilometers (310 miles) east of the Ukrainian border, is home to the Engels-2 air base, which houses Russias Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers.Saratov area Governor Roman Busargin announced on Telegram Monday that the fire had actually been fully snuffed out overnight.Active flames at the commercial enterprise in Engels were put out, he composed, including that cleanup and containment efforts were ongoing.Over the weekend, Busargin reported that the fire was 80% contained as firefighters conducted a controlled burn of remaining fuel.
However, he did not supply details on the degree of the damage brought on by the five-day blaze.While some citizens have suffered heavy smoke in the area, Busargin firmly insisted that air quality stayed safe in spite of the extended fire.