Fire at Ust-Kamenogorsk titanium-magnesium plant left production unaffected, no threat to security of people exists- emergency

/INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN, Ust-Kamenogorsk, March 29, 05/ - A Tuesday morning fire at Ust-Kamenogorsk titanium magnesium plant (UKTMP, Eastern Kazakhstan) did not affect the production and represents no threat to general public security. Abylkhair Imanbekov, head of emergency department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city (administrative center of the region), told Interfax-Kazakhstan. As press service of akim (the governor) told Interfax-Kazakhstan in ust- Kamenogorsk, at 09:08 (local time) a fire alarm was received by the representative of city department on emergency cases. It said that fire happened at air compartment of administrative division #6 of UKTMK. According to press service the fire cover wood contractions of building. Total area under fire amounted 100 quadratic meters. Fire was liquidated at 11:58. [2005-03-29]