MOSCOW (AP) — A massive fire destroyed a giant warehouse used by Russia’s largest online store south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning.
The fire covered an area of 70,000 meters (more than 750,000 feet), with a 50,000-meter (about 540,000-foot) collapse of the Wildberries warehouse, according to Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. ’emergency. No casualties have been reported.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show workers escaping fires and fleeing the scene. A video taken from a nearby plane showed flames engulfing the warehouse entirely, sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky. Check the authenticity of the videos.
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Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said firefighters did their best to prevent the fire from spreading to the entire area of the warehouse complex and an electrical substation. According to initial data, the fire was caused by faulty electrical wiring.
Russian officials, quoted by the official TASS news agency, said Wildberries had been granted permission to build the warehouse, but not to put it into operation. TASS also reported that the chimney alarms were deactivated at the time of the fire, as there were many false alarms. . Wildberries, for its part, stated that it is fully compliant with local regulations and protection requirements.
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