Massive Fire in Moscow Suburb, Russian Emergency Services at Alert| Watch Video

Russia: According to emergency services cited by news agency AFP on Friday, Russian firemen are battling a fire the size of a football field at a retail centre in a Moscow suburb.

The Mega Khimki shopping centre in Khimki's northern neighbourhood had a fire overnight.
A sizable fire reportedly broke out in a sizable shopping mall outside of the Russian capital, according to Russian media outlet RT. According to local authorities quoted in the article, the fire started at a retailer for building supplies and poses a threat of spreading to other divisions and engulfing the entire mega-complex.

Social media users purportedly saw images of the incident, and media sources claimed that the burning area of the mall had significant amounts of "paints, varnishes," and other flammables.

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Incident in detail

Shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday, the regional office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry alerted emergency personnel to reports of a fire at the Mega Khimki mall in the Moscow region.

By 7:30 am, the fire had spread to an area of about 7,000 square metres. The ministry reported that nine pieces of equipment and at least 30 first responders were on the scene. It also stated that the severity of the fire was evaluated at four out of five. Emergency personnel revealed intentions to employ a firefighting aircraft to assist in putting out the blaze as it expanded.

Although the story quoted local media as claiming that people were inside the building at some point during the fire, there are no reports of injuries. Eyewitnesses told RT Media that the mall's staff members were quickly evacuated from the building.

Khimki city prosecutor Denis Andreev allegedly arrived at the scene as the prosecutor's office for the greater Moscow region announced it will begin an investigation into the incident and its trigger.

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