1 dead in market fire in St. Petersburg, Russia
Highly flammable substance inside building caused intense fire that spread to 1,500 square meters, says Russian Emergency Ministry
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One person was found dead on Wednesday from a fire that broke out in a market in St. Petersburg, Russia.
🔥 An intense fire engulfed nearly 1,500 square meters of a market in the Russian city of St. Petersburg
🧯 Firefighters are currently attempting to extinguish it. The highly flammable substances inside the building caused the fire to spread quickly https://t.co/hLEvBsQFlV pic.twitter.com/b8QAlj6PXR
"Unfortunately, one person was found dead during the firefighting process," the Russian Emergency Ministry press service told state-run news agency Tass.
The blaze started at a market building in the Nevsky district of the Baltic port city.
A highly flammable substance inside the building caused an intense fire to spread, engulfing nearly 1,500 square meters (16,146 square feet), according to a ministry statement.
The statement added that 96 firefighters and 26 pieces of equipment are continuing work to put out the flames at the market.
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