A huge fire following an ‘explosion’ has engulfed one of Moscow’s major shopping malls. One man was reportedly killed in the blaze after he became trapped within an annex of the shopping centre.
The complex includes the original IKEA store inFlames tore through the Mega Khimki complex on the Leningradskoye Highway in the northwestern area of the city.
One man, named locally as Sergey Smurov, was reportedly killed in the blaze after he became trapped within an annex of the shopping centre.Some speculated that welding work at the site could have triggered the initial ‘explosion’.‘Powerful explosions were heard at the scene’ reported Life news outlet.An initial report by TASS official news agency added: ‘An explosion occurred in the OBI hypermarket at the Mega Khimki shopping mall, followed by a collapse.
As the blaze spread further explosions were heard from the OBI retailer – a DIY giant – with aerosols and paints reportedly igniting in the inferno.‘It was a bang at Mega, there’s fire.’‘I woke up from the noise.’Most sources said the fire had started in the home improvement OBI outlet, a German-based chain which closed soon after the start of war in Russia, but then re-opened evidently under new non-EU ownership.
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