A couple of interesting fires in Russia today.

[femmedem]

The Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant near Moscow, a manufacturer of chemical solvents:

Link to tweet

And the Aerospace Defence Research Institute in Tver:

Link to tweet

Another video showing the extent of the Tver fire:

Link to tweet

I'm hesitant to post this because I don't want anyone to jump to conclusions about the fires' causes. But what a coincidence.

[Karadeniz]

1. If sabotage is what it takes....

[Walleye]

2. "Old wiring" sort of the same reason their battleship sunk

[mainer]

3. WOW a fascinating development

"accidental" fires breaking out in strategically important buildings in Russia

[2naSalit]

4. Maybe some of the citizens...

Have decided they needed to do something.

[Maraya1969]

28. It definitely seems as if someone is trying to hurt Russia's ability to hurt Ukraine

Considering many Russians and Ukrainians are relatives and friends I can see how they must hate the war and sabotage
it as a way of helping.

[2naSalit]

29. I was hoping that some would be able to...

Make change from within. The fact that there are so many with both Russian and Ukrainian heritage in both countries being swept blithely aside by pooptin may be the root of his undoing at home.

The folks I know from over there take their heritage seriously, that blood connection is thicker than whatever the criminal of Moscow is pumping into the environment. It's a bond he cannot breach.

[lpbk2713]

5. They might have to add some firefighters to the casualty list.

From inhaling noxious fumes.

[ffr]

6. Drought will do that. n/t

[multigraincracker]

7. Might have been what they call terrorist,

and what we call Freedom Fighters.

[Gore1FL]

8. I am reminded of this clip from Airplane 2

[SunSeeker]

10. LOL

[JohnQFunk]

14. HAHAHAAAAAAHAHAAA

[roamer65]

9. Funny how these things just "happen".

[IronLionZion]

11. Nice plant you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it

[MontanaMama]

12. This is fascinating.

Wonder how organized this is?

[JohnQFunk]

13. Did Zelenskiy secretly hire and deploy America's most famous arsonists?

They could easily circumvent Russia's apparent incompetence at, well, everything…

[not fooled]

18. Where's Darryl Issa?

Anyone seen him recently? He would have the um, requisite knowledge.

[Hekate]

15. How very... sad. Yes, sad.

[BlueJac]

16. Interesting...

[Warpy]

17. Video from the Torygraph, which means it has been vetted

Tver fire:

Dmitrevsky fire, not vetted,, 5 different posters with the same video:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dD3tBvBBbac

I'm sincerely hoping for some pro Ukrainian lightning at the Tver fire. The one near Moscow looks like a terrible accident.

[KS Toronado]

19. Hope this is a daily occurrence

at every plant/factory that supplies their military.

[Trueblue1968]

20. KARMA BABY. Burn the Krem

[Oppaloopa]

21. I think they have very old wiring too.

[DetlefK]

22. The fire at the chemical plant could be due to the sanctions:

Equipment like that needs special filters, special sealing gaskets, mass-flow controllers, pressure-controllers, oxygen-sensors, water-sensors...

Maybe they decided to keep using outdated and faulty components because they didn't want to install new ones: They didn't know when they would get new ones due to the sanctions.

[calimary]

23. Indeed.

Most intriguing.

[KS Toronado]

24. Is there a way we can encourage Russian civilians

to attack every factory supplying their military and supply chain taking logistics to the war?
Hell, 1 bullet through an aircraft/helicopter engine will keep it on the ground. 1 bullet
through a fuel tanker would lose a lot of fuel, maybe even start it on fire. They could
save a lot of lives by bringing this war to a close.

[GoCubsGo]

25. Was "Thunderstruck" playing in the background when they started?

Was that "old wiriing" attached to machinery-related computers that were connected to the Interwebs?

[COL Mustard]

26. It was clearly secondary explosions from the Moskva's ammunition

Those pesky munitions fires can go on and on and on, and spread over hundreds of miles!

[LymphocyteLover]

27. LOL! Oh darn!

[JudyM]

30. Check this out, femmedem: 5 military recruitment offices torched

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216617157

[femmedem]

31. Russia's electrical wiring is shockingly bad

especially in sites related to their military.

Either that or the Ukrainians are training their weaponized birds exceptionally well.

[JudyM]

32. That's it, of course. Here's hoping the kremlin and Putin's residences are wired better.