Watch: Huge fire at shopping mall in Moscow region

  • 2 years ago
One man was killed after a massive fire ravaged a shopping mall on Moscow’s northwestern outskirts on Friday.Authorities said the fire at the OBI store, part of the MEGA shopping mall in Khimki outside the Russian capital was sparked by welding that apparently violated safety regulations.The huge blaze erupted before the mall opened its doors to customers, engulfing the entire building of 17,000 square meters (183,000 square feet).The fire was later localized at an area of 7,000 square meters (75,347 square feet).