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St. Petersburg Market Fire Is Out as Police Cordon the Site

Officials confirm one death after flames swept roughly 1,500 square meters.

Overview

  • Police have sealed off the Pravoberezhny market building, and trading areas are reported completely burned and closed.
  • Fire investigators are carrying out on-site checks while firefighting teams remain at the scene.
  • The blaze was officially declared extinguished at 07:44 on December 11, according to the city EMERCOM.
  • One person was found dead at the site, and another man was hospitalized with injuries.
  • Approximately 100 people were evacuated as responders deployed 26 vehicles and 96 personnel to contain the fire.