68 the fire, but there was a danger to the health of Lviv citizens since the container was placed near a trolleybus stop. Extinguishing the fire lasted for several hours because magnesium cannot be extinguished with water, and the means that were available did not make it possible to do it quickly. In Crimea, on October, 17, 2009, a fire started at a depo that stored poisonous chemicals ("Otradnoye", Dzhankoy region). The resulting fire burned about 160 tons of poisonous chemicals. The area of the fire was about 600 square meters. The depo had stored magnesium-containing pesticides since 1960s-1970s. According to one explanation, it is the magnesium that caused a spontaneous combustion of pesticides.

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