A fire broke out in a furniture workshop in Novopolotsk

September 13, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. A fire broke out in a furniture workshop in Novopolotsk, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations told a BelTA correspondent. The fire occurred on Armeyskaya Street. By the time emergency services arrived, the fire was observed over an area of 200 sq.m. The premises contained a significant amount of cabinet furniture made of solid wood. At the time of the fire, there were 15 people in the workshop. None of them were injured. They all evacuated the premises on their own. It took 45 minutes to completely extinguish the fire. As a result of the fire, furniture was destroyed, walls and ceiling were smoke-damaged, and various property was affected. The suspected cause of the fire is a violation of the rules for operating electrical networks and electrical equipment. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a container with a bitumen and turpentine-based flammable liquid was left unattended on a stove.-0-