Monday night – around 21.15 – the rescue service received a call to the shopping center “Akropole”, the program “Degpunkta” reported.
The facilities were on fire and the rooms were rapidly filled with smoke. Both visitors and store employees had to hurry to look for the nearest exit to the parking lot.
“A fire broke out in the men ‘s facilities in an area of about four square meters.
Of course, in order to ensure the safety of staff and visitors, a full evacuation of the center was carried out. About 600 people were evacuated, and no one was injured in the accident. The circumstances and reasons for what is happening are still being explained. Currently, the shopping and entertainment center “Akropole” is operating in full and usual mode, while the area where the accident occurred was enclosed so that all customers have a safe visit to the shopping center, “said Zane Kaktina, representative of T / C” Akropole “.
According to the unofficial information at the disposal of “Degpunkta”, a hand dryer has caught fire in the “Akropolis” facilities. There may have been an electrical short, but you should also check the version for incineration.
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