The deputy head of the capital's main department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was injured in an accident while heading to a fire

Maxim Seregin. Photo: Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Deputy Head of the Moscow Emergencies Ministry Department, Maxim Seregin, was in an accident while rushing to the scene of a fire. This was reported by the Baza Telegram channel.

As it turned out, the rescuer was in a fire service minibus and was driving to Yunosti Street in the east of the capital, where an administrative building caught fire.

According to preliminary data, the fire engine collided with a white passenger car.

As a result, Seregin suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital.

The fire itself has now been extinguished. During the firefighting work, two firefighters were injured and the employees were hospitalized, the Emergencies Ministry Telegram channel reported.