AvtoVAZ plant caught fire in Togliatti, Russia: what happened

A fire broke out at the AvtoVAZ plant in the Russian city of Togliatti, Samara Region. The fire broke out at the metallurgical production facility in the second building.

This was reported by Russian media. Details about the cause of the incident are still unknown.

According to the information, a molding line on an area of 50 square meters caught fire. Employees of the plant evacuated, no one was injured.

AvtoVAZ is Russia's largest passenger car manufacturer. It produces cars under the Lada brand. The company also supplies machine sets for the production of Lada cars and their modifications. Previously, the manufacturer produced cars under the VAZ brand, known as Zhiguli, Sputnik, Samara and Oka.

Earlier it was reported that on Sunday, September 8, explosions occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod. The "cotton" was followed by "smoke". Prior to that, the region was warned of a missile threat, and air defense was reported to be in operation.

As a reminder, the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation continues to complain about "attacks by Ukrainian drones. " This time, two Russians were allegedly injured, including one of the local officials, the head of the Malinovskoye village settlement, Igor Startsev. He was hospitalized.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Russia accused Ukraine of shelling the village of Rakytne in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly attacked the village on the night of August 25, and the governor of the region reported the deaths and injuries.

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