KIEV, Jan. 26 – The fire that broke out at a corrugated cardboard plant in Luhansk on Tuesday has almost completely destroyed the plant's industrial and auxiliary premises on an area of around 8,000 square meters, reports the plant's owner and director general.

"The plant has been practically destroyed. Only two office premises located separately and the boiler house remain undamaged," he said.

Sedov confirmed that there were around 100 people at the plant when the fire broke out, including around half of the plant's personnel. Two people are missing, he added.