Russian emergency services announced on Friday that they had brought under control a massive fire that broke out overnight at a shopping center in a suburb of Moscow, killing one person.
“The open fire has been brought under control”The Emergencies Ministry said in a statement, 130 firefighters were deployed”High temperature and thick smoke conditions” To put out a fire under the rubble. For its part, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed information from the Russian press indicating that a security guard had died in the fire. The fire, according to the first elements of the investigation, was started by “welding work that did not comply with safety regulations,
“The fire immediately spread over a wide area”
Earlier, before dismissing the track, Russian media raised the possibility of a criminal act. ,The (voluntary) track of firing is the least likely“, a representative of the prosecution told the Russian press. The fire broke out at the Mega Khimki shopping center in the suburb of Khimki in the north of the Russian capital, seven kilometers from the international airport of Sheremetyevo.
,Due to the collapse of the roof, the fire spread to a large area in no time.” On Friday, firefighters had already clarified about the relief on Instagram, citing the difficulty of working on the spot. According to the Investigative Committee, the fire affected 7,000 square metres, while the shopping center is 17,000 square metres.
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