The fire occurred in the shopping center “Kirovsky supermarket” in Astrakhan. This was reported on Saturday, August 5, on the website of EMERCOM of Russia in the region.
Ignition of the roof began at about 7:30 a.m. local time (6:30 GMT). In two hours it was eliminated.
The fire area has made 150 square meters. Extinguishing attracted 16 units and 42. The cause of the incident is not reported.
As reports “Interfax” with reference to the head of the press service of the regional Glaucus MOE Inna Antipova, as a result of emergency no one was injured. Evacuation is not required, because the center is still not working.
10 July in Moscow there was a fire in shopping centre “RIO” on the Dmitrov highway. The fire started in the shop of textile products. The building was evacuated three thousand people. Suffered 18 of them, including six children. 14 people were hospitalized in the Metropolitan hospital. The fire lasted about three and a half hours.