Chairman of the Investigative Committee Bastrykin ordered to open a criminal case into a fire in a warehouse near St. Petersburg
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Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered the initiation of a criminal case into a fire in a warehouse complex in St. Petersburg.Information this appeared in the official Telegram channel of the RF IC.
The department noted that information about a fire in a finished goods warehouse in the village of Shushary near St. Petersburg received wide resonance in the media. The head of the Investigative Committee instructed the acting the head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg, Bobkov, to initiate a criminal case and report on the circumstances of the emergency established at that time.
Meanwhile, the fire continues to grow. It is extinguished at the sixth rank of difficulty. According to the latest information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire area reached 70 thousand square meters. The warehouse caught fire at half past seven in the morning. The fire began to spread very quickly. Firefighters managed to defend the truck parking lot and the electrical substation.
According to the department, more than a thousand warehouse employees were evacuated in a timely manner, and there were no injuries. At the same time, TV channel 78 reported about a 22-year-old girl who was allegedly sent to the hospital during the fire. According to media reports, she inhaled carbon monoxide and injured her elbow.