OREANDA-NEWS  The explosion occurred near a gas station (gas station) near the village of Achkasovo in the Moscow city district of Voskresensk. This was reported by the Telegram channel Shot.

Eyewitnesses of the incident noted that a huge column of smoke rises above the village. According to Shot, after the explosion, the fire engulfed the territory of the former Krasny Stroitel plant. The building was used to store batteries.

Representatives of emergency services went to the scene.

The authorities of the Moscow region have not yet commented on the situation.

Earlier it was reported about a large fire in garages in Balashikha near Moscow. As a result of the incident, no one was injured.

Before that, a warehouse with auto parts caught fire in Nakhabino near Moscow after an explosion of an oxygen cylinder.