Firefighters tackle blaze at retailer Ozon's warehouse near Moscow

Ozon Holdings

03/08/2022 13:31

Aug 3 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a warehouse outside
Moscow owned by e-commerce firm Ozon  OZON.O , Russia's
emergencies ministry said on Wednesday, adding that more than 80
people were working to tackle the blaze and two helicopters had
been deployed.
    Russia's RIA news agency cited emergency services as saying
that eleven people have been reported injured in the fire, which
the emergencies ministry said in a statement had spread to an
area of 35,000 square metres.
    Pictures taken by a Reuters photographer at the scene showed
a large plume of dark smoke billowing from the roof of the
warehouse.
    Ozon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Moscow-listed depositary receipts  OZONDR.MM  of the company
were down 2.3% at 1137 GMT.  

 (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alexander Smith)