A fire broke out at a private cotton processing plant in Jalal-Abad. Press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.
«The incident happened at 7.10 p.m. in Kochkor-Ata. Firefighters brought the fire under control at 7.50 p.m. and completely extinguished it within an hour,» the statement says.
The fire also reportedly destroyed 3 tons of cotton. Causes of the fire are being established.