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Comment: This is an automatic translation, edited for clarity, from the Finnish website Helsingin Sanomat.
Tampereen there was a large underground fire. Palo is at the intersection of Rautatienkatu and Verkatehtaankatu.
There was a sewer repair area on site and the fire started under the sewer site. No information is available on the injured.
The first announcement by the Pirkanmaa Rescue Department about the underground fire came around 7:30 p.m.
Firefighters on duty at Pirkanmaa Rescue Department Mika Kupiainen said In the morning paper shortly after 7'clock. The fire spread and people had to leave the scene, residents in nearby areas [had to] close windows.
Kupiainen said so far there is no information on how widespread the fire was.
A fire alert has also been issued stating that dangerous smoke is spreading in the air and advising people in the area to stay indoors and wait for the alert to end.
Comment: There's little information available on English news sites, however RSOE provides a few more details: Other explosions and fires of late:
- CCTV shows Brooklyn apartment building explode after neighbor reported smelling gas leak, fire engulfs building injuring 6 (December 1st)
- 56 dead following explosion in Siberian coal mine, gas leak believed to be to blame (26th November)
- Explosion in Mexico destroys at least 30 buildings, leaves 1 dead, 15 injured - gas pipeline leak thought to be the cause (31st October)
- Huge gas explosion destroys house in Scotland, 3 injured, nearby residents evacuated (18th October)
- Explosion tears through 3 floors of apartment block in Georgia, US, 20 other buildings damaged (12th September)
- Massive fire breaks out on the roof of New York City hospital (10th September)
- Major factory fire in France forces residents to stay indoors amidst toxic smoke risk, small explosions reported (10th September)
- Explosions and large industrial fire in Kidderminster, England - nearby residents evacuated (8th September)
- Covid hospital bursts into flames after explosion in North Macedonia, at least 10 dead, dozens injured (8th September)
- Massive gas explosion blows off front of residential building in Russia, 2 killed, 13 in hospital (8th September)
- Massive fire engulfs high-rise residential building in Milan (29th August)
- Huge fire and explosion at industrial estate in UK's Leamington Spa (27th August)
- Huge explosion at Kazakh military base munitions store,12 dead, hundreds evacuated (27th August)
- Fire tears through Chinese skyscraper as debris falls onto streets below (27th August)
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