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title: "Perm's 'Proton-PM' plant, which produces liquid-fuel rocket engines, caught fire overnight"
description: "On the night of September 2, the 'Proton-PM' plant in Perm, which produces liquid-fuel rocket engines, caught fire. Eyewitnesses report thick black smoke over the facility; the cause of the fire has not been officially confirmed."
date: 2026-09-02T05:44:01.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/fire-at-proton-pm-plant-in-perm
tags: [perm, proton-pm, rocket-engines, industrial-fire, russia]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Perm's 'Proton-PM' plant, which produces liquid-fuel rocket engines, caught fire overnight

![Thick black smoke rising over the Proton-PM plant in Perm during a night fire at the liquid rocket engine production facility](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/02/pozhare-na-zavode-proton-pm-v-permi/pozhare-na-zavode-proton-pm-v-permi-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- On the night of September 2, 2026, the 'Proton-PM' plant in Perm caught fire, as reported by eyewitnesses and the monitoring channel Exilenova+.
- The enterprise produces liquid-fuel rocket engines and components for Russia's aerospace industry.
- The cause of the fire and any link to drone attacks have not been officially confirmed; the data is based on eyewitness reports.

On the night of September 2, 2026, the 'Proton-PM' plant in the Russian city of Perm caught fire. This was reported by the outlet RBC-Ukraine, citing the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+. According to eyewitnesses, the sky above the facility was shrouded in thick black smoke, and the published footage shows a tall column of smoke rising above the plant building and its perimeter fence.

### What is known about the fire

According to the available data at the time of publication, the fire broke out during the nighttime hours. Eyewitnesses report dense black smoke, which typically indicates the burning of a significant volume of materials. In the photographs circulated in open sources, the column of smoke rises noticeably above the roof of the production building. As of the preparation of this article, official Russian authorities had not published any confirmed information about the cause of the incident or the extent of the damage.### The significance of the enterprise

Proton-PM JSC is one of the leading enterprises in Russia's rocket-space and machine-building industries. The plant produces powerful liquid-fuel rocket engines, as well as components for the country's aviation and aerospace industry. This is why any emergency on its territory attracts heightened attention in both an industrial and a military-industrial context.### Context: a series of strikes on targets in Russia

The incident in Perm is occurring against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on targets in various regions of Russia. On the night of August 21, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in Perm and the 'Marinovka' military airfield in Volgograd Oblast; on the same day, the destruction of a Russian Su-34 aircraft at the 'Akhtubinsk' airfield was confirmed. On the night of August 25, drones struck Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Oblast, resulting in a large-scale fire at the Afipsk oil refinery.### Contradictory data

It is important to note that, at the time of publication, information about the fire at 'Proton-PM' is based on data from the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ and eyewitness reports, rather than on an official statement from Russian authorities. At the same time, open sources contain no confirmed link between this fire and a drone attack: the cause of the fire (an accident, a technical malfunction, or something else) has not been officially established. Thus, the fact of the fire is confirmed by visual evidence, while its cause and nature remain a matter of inconsistencies and speculation that the outlet does not confirm without additional sources.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [A plant that produces rocket engines for Russia caught fire in Perm](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/permi-spalahnuv-zavod-shcho-viroblyae-raketni-1788327535.html) - Источник подтверждает факт возгорания на заводе «Протон-ПМ» в Перми со ссылкой на Exilenova+ и фото очевидцев. Причина пожара и характер инцидента (авария/атака) в источнике не установлены, официальных подтверждений нет.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: What happened in Perm on the night of September 2?
**A:** The 'Proton-PM' plant caught fire. Eyewitnesses report thick black smoke, and the photos show a tall column of smoke above the facility's building.

### Q: What does the 'Proton-PM' plant produce?
**A:** It is one of the leading enterprises in Russia's rocket-space and machine-building industries: it produces powerful liquid-fuel rocket engines and components for the aviation and aerospace industry.

### Q: Has the cause of the fire been confirmed?
**A:** No. At the time of publication, the cause of the fire has not been officially established, and any link to a drone attack has not been confirmed. The information is based on eyewitness reports and the monitoring channel Exilenova+.