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Fire guts second Moscow region shopping centre in four days
BALASHIKHA (RUSSIA): A shopping mall in Moscow Emergency services said the area was damaged in a major fire on Monday, the second such fire in less than a week.
Pictures published on telegram According to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, a fire at a construction materials hypermarket in Balashikha, a satellite town of 500,000 people on the outskirts of the Russian capital, caused part of the roof to collapse and smoke. hazy rising.
The department said the fire had spread to 9,000 square meters (100,000 square feet) before being brought under control. The Investigative Committeeresponsible for serious crimes, said it had opened an investigation.
On Friday, a fire at a large shopping center in the Moscow suburb of Khimki killed one person and burned an area of 7,000 square meters.
Pictures published on telegram According to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, a fire at a construction materials hypermarket in Balashikha, a satellite town of 500,000 people on the outskirts of the Russian capital, caused part of the roof to collapse and smoke. hazy rising.
The department said the fire had spread to 9,000 square meters (100,000 square feet) before being brought under control. The Investigative Committeeresponsible for serious crimes, said it had opened an investigation.
On Friday, a fire at a large shopping center in the Moscow suburb of Khimki killed one person and burned an area of 7,000 square meters.