Video of the moment of explosion in Vladikavkaz shopping center published

"Izvestia" on Wednesday, December 25, publishes footage of the moment of the explosion in the shopping center "Alania Mall" in Vladikavkaz.

The moment of the explosion was caught on a video surveillance camera. The footage shows the loud sound of the explosion, after which the space of the shopping center was filled with thick smoke.

Fire in Alania Mall: what is known

A shopping center caught fire in Vladikavkaz after UAV debris fell, one person was killed, preliminary

A major fire in the shopping center "Alania Mall" in Vladikavkaz occurred earlier in the day. The flames engulfed 900 square meters of the building. Preliminarily, one person was killed, several others were injured. The fire was extinguished.

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICRF) in RSO-Alania named the probable cause of the fire an explosion of a gas-air mixture. After the emergency services complete their work, investigators and forensic experts will start examining the scene. The North Ossetian Prosecutor's Office is establishing the circumstances of the incident.