On August 29 in Irkutsk Akademgorodok, the Fifth Element supermarket caught fire. 15 people were evacuated. Firefighters arrived six minutes after the call. The cause is unknown.
On August 29, the Fifth Element supermarket was on fire in Akademgorodok in Irkutsk. Ministry of Emergency Situations personnel evacuated 15 people from the premises. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region.The cause of the fire is still unknown.
The report to the fire department was received at 14:10. Six minutes later, firefighters were at the scene. A one-story reinforced concrete building was burning.
As reported by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, by the time the first unit arrived, smoke was coming from under the roof. 15 people were evacuated. The fire occurred in the building’s ventilation shaft.
As a result, the ventilation shaft casing was damaged over an area of 10 square meters, and the ceiling structures over an area of 15 square meters; a control opening was carried out.