<p>A fire broke out and was extinguished at Russian steelmaker NLMK's main plant, the regional governor said on Saturday, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Preliminary data indicated the fire at the Novolipetsk Steel plant was caused by a drone, Lipetsk regional Governor Igor Artamonov wrote on the Telegram messaging app, without mentioning Ukraine.</p><p>A video posted on social media showed an explosion, with a large orange flame illuminating the nighttime sky.</p>.UK announces new Russia sanctions to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary.<p>The plant, NLMK's key production site, is about 400 km (250 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. It specialises in flat steel products, making 80 per cent of NLMK's steel products and 18 per cent of Russian steel.</p><p>There were no casualties, Artamonov said.</p><p>NLMK said on social media the fire broke out at 1:40 am (2230 GMT on Friday) The company did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em> request for additional comment.</p>
<p>A fire broke out and was extinguished at Russian steelmaker NLMK's main plant, the regional governor said on Saturday, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Preliminary data indicated the fire at the Novolipetsk Steel plant was caused by a drone, Lipetsk regional Governor Igor Artamonov wrote on the Telegram messaging app, without mentioning Ukraine.</p><p>A video posted on social media showed an explosion, with a large orange flame illuminating the nighttime sky.</p>.UK announces new Russia sanctions to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary.<p>The plant, NLMK's key production site, is about 400 km (250 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. It specialises in flat steel products, making 80 per cent of NLMK's steel products and 18 per cent of Russian steel.</p><p>There were no casualties, Artamonov said.</p><p>NLMK said on social media the fire broke out at 1:40 am (2230 GMT on Friday) The company did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em> request for additional comment.</p>