One person died Friday in a massive blaze the size of a football pitch which broke out overnight in a sprawling shopping and entertainment centre in a northern Moscow suburb.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Moscow region, firefighters are putting out a fire the size of 7,000 square metres (75,300 square feet),\u201d Russia\u2019s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Telegram.<\/p>\n
Russian media later reported that one person had been killed in the fire at the Mega Khimki shopping centre, about seven kilometres (four miles) from Moscow\u2019s Sheremetyevo Airport.<\/p>\n
More than 70 firefighters and 20 fire trucks were working at the site, emergency services said, adding that their work was hampered due to the design of the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the collapse of the roof, the fire spread instantly to a large area,\u201d the Moscow region\u2019s emergency services said on Telegram.<\/p>\n
Russian news agencies quoted sources in emergency services as saying that \u201carson\u201d was suspected but state news agencies later quoted sources as saying that safety violations were more likely the cause.<\/p>\n
Videos on social media showed a huge fire, with people fleeing the burning building into a parking lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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