Fire on Floating Crane Near Nizhny Novgorod Extinguished After Fuel Blaze Kills One

Overview

• The blaze broke out on a floating crane at the Borskaya Ship Repair Company site in a Volga River inlet near Nizhny Novgorod.
• Fuel on the crane burned across roughly 100 square meters, and authorities confirmed one fatality.
• EMERCOM deployed 48 personnel and 15 units of equipment, with the fire localized at 15:43 and open flames knocked down by 16:06.
• Officials reported the equipment as a diesel-electric, non-self-propelled floating crane and noted a risk of spread to a neighboring crane.
• The regional EMERCOM released video of the incident, and no cause or investigation findings have been announced.