Several injured as major fire erupts at power station in Moscow region

A major fire broke out at a power station in the Moscow region on Thursday, injuring six to nine people, the energy ministry and Russian media reports said.

The fire took place at a high-pressure natural gas station in the plant in the city of Mytishchi, north of the Russian capital, spreading to an area of 200 square meters and causing flames that were 50 meters high, RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a spokesman of the regional emergency services.

Firefighters are on their way to the scene. Employees of a car shop located near the plant were reportedly hurt in the fire, according to Interfax news agency.

Emergency services deployed more than 150 firefighters to the scene, as well as dozens of vehicles including fire engines, helicopters and trains, Zhanna Terekhova, spokeswoman for the emergency services, said on state television.

There was no risk of the fire spreading to residential areas, she said, adding that firefighters hoped to extinguish the blaze within the hour.