In Kyiv, a market near the Lesnaya metro station was set on fire - thirteen victims, some dead
There was a strong fire at the Darynok market, which is located near the Lesnaya metro station in Kyiv.
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This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service.
According to the latest data, the fire engulfed warehouses, the Sultan store, and second-hand store pavilions. The fire continues to spread and cover new territories.
There is also a preliminary report that people have already died in the fire. Eleven casualties are reported.
The witnesses interviewed consider the fire not a natural, but a deliberate disaster.
There have previously been reports in the media that there is a struggle for control over the market between various structures with the involvement of government agencies. The arson of the market on a trading day is already being called a consequence of these showdowns.
Rescue teams are working on the spot.
This is not the first fire in the Kiev market recently. Earlier in the capital there was a fire at the Demeevsky market. A number of retail spaces were completely burned down. At its peak, the flames covered about 300 square meters. m. Earlier in Kyiv, firefighters extinguished a fire at the market in Desnyansky, which damaged about 10 trading pavilions.
A market near the Lesnaya metro station was set on fire in Kyiv - thirteen victims, there are fatalities