The fire area in the Kaliningrad shopping center "Giant" reached 7 thousand square meters. m. What is known

In Kaliningrad, a fire was localized in the Giant shopping center on an area of 7 thousand square meters. m. Three victims are reported, emergency services are working on the spot. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

The scale of the incident

The fire in the Giant shopping center, located on Moskovsky Prospekt, began on April 5. Initially, the fire engulfed the facade of the building on an area of about 500 square meters. m, however, due to strong winds, the flames quickly spread along the cladding. Later, the fire area increased to 1 thousand square meters, and then reached 7 thousand square meters.

Fire elimination

Fire and rescue units were working at the scene of the emergency, which evacuated visitors and fought the fire. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region confirmed that the fire had been contained. 85 specialists and 17 pieces of equipment were involved in the work.

"The fire in a shopping center in Kaliningrad was localized at 18:36 Moscow time on an area of 7 thousand square meters," the ministry said in a statement.

Consequences of the emergency

Three people were injured in the incident. According to emergency services, the fire also spread to cars parked next to the mall building. Footage from the scene shows burning fragments of the cladding falling to the ground in the immediate vicinity of emergency personnel.

The Governor of the Kaliningrad region, Alexei Besprozvannykh, clarified the information about the condition of the wounded. According to him, seven ambulance crews were on duty at the site. The head of the region noted that two people had to be sent to the hospital for a medical examination.

"There is the first information about three victims. No burns. Two are hospitalized in the BSMP, stable," he wrote.

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