The Emergency Situations Ministry's task force left for St. Petersburg to the site of the fire at the Nevskaya Manufactory

The department said that employees of the central office will provide organized, methodological and practical assistance.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations named the name of the deceased rescuer - this is the commander of the 64th fire and rescue unit of the Nevsky district, Ilya Beletsky. The department promised to provide "comprehensive assistance and support to the injured firefighters and the family and friends of the deceased employee".

It's worth reminding that the building on Oktyabrskaya, 50 caught fire the day before. The fire broke out on the fourth and fifth floor of the building. The area of the fire has now increased to four thousand square meters. The fire has spread to four floors of the six-story building. The roof and interior ceilings of the historic building collapsed. The fire was assigned the fifth, increased difficulty rank.