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Explosions Reported as Fire Guts St. Petersburg’s Nevsky Market

Investigators opened a fire-safety probe at the Soviet-era complex.

Overview

  • The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. local time and spread to roughly 1,500 square meters, engulfing much of the two-storey market.
  • The Emergency Ministry said about 96 firefighters and 26 units of equipment were deployed to fight the fire.
  • At least two people were injured, including a 52-year-old woman with carbon monoxide poisoning and a man who jumped from the second floor.
  • Officials noted highly flammable goods inside the market, which witnesses said burned rapidly as multiple explosions were heard.
  • Authorities evacuated around 100 people as crews localized the blaze, the cause remains undetermined, and reports of a fatality have not been officially confirmed.