MOSCOW, January 13The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered to open a criminal case into the fire at the Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg, reported on the SK Telegram channel.
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"Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin ordered to open a criminal case into the fire at the warehouse complex in St. Petersburg,” the message says.
The head of the Investigative Committee ordered the acting the head of the St. Petersburg headquarters of the Investigative Committee, Oleg Bobkov, to initiate a criminal case and submit a report on the established circumstances of the incident.
On Saturday morning in Shushary, a fire started in the Wildberries warehouse complex. The fire area was localized to 70 thousand square meters, while a collapse occurred on an area of 40 thousand square meters.
Yesterday, 15:45
In the company confirmed the fact of the fire, clarifying that people had been evacuated, sellers would receive compensation for goods damaged in the fire, and buyers would be refunded money for lost orders.
There were no reports of casualties.
Gosstroynadzor of St. Petersburg informed that the company did not apply to the department for permission to commission the Wildberries warehouse. The company itself stated that the complex had a conclusion that it complied with all requirements