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Fire reported on shopping mall roof in downtown Moscow Fire in Moscow shopping mall triggers mass evacuation
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A fire has been reported on the roof of one of Moscow’s biggest shopping malls. People are being evacuated from the building, according to sources on social media. Some 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from one of Moscow’s biggest shopping malls on Wednesday after a fire broke out on its roof, the city’s emergency authorities said.
The Atrium mall is located in the western part of downtown Moscow, next to one of the city’s railroad terminals and just outside the Sadovoe Circle Road, which encircles the innermost part of the city.
According to the emergency services, a small fire broke out in the insulation on the roof of the mall. The fire was extinguished before it could spread, and the affected area was limited to around 10 square meters.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The blaze caused thick clouds of smoke to spread inside the building, witnesses reported on the social media.
There were no immediate reports of injuries as a result of the incident.
Russia is still reeling from a fatal blaze, which happened in a shopping mall in the city of Kemerovo in the Urals last March. It was the worst incident of its kind in the country since 2009, claiming over 60 lives. The majority of the victims were children.
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