Smoke over Warsaw
Shopping center completely destroyed by fire
A major fire broke out in a shopping center in the Polish capital Warsaw on Saturday evening. According to the fire department, practically the entire complex, which houses around 1400 stores, is in flames.
More than 200 firefighters were deployed, including chemical and environmental specialists, the Polish news agency PAP reported on Sunday. In drone footage (see video above), thick black smoke can be seen above the department store, which is located in the Bialoleka district.
According to the Reuters news agency, the fire broke out on Saturday evening. A police spokesman told PAP that no people had been injured.
It will still "take hours" before the fire is completely extinguished, the commander-in-chief of the state fire department said at a press conference on Sunday.
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Kommentare
Willkommen in unserer Community! Eingehende Beiträge werden geprüft und anschließend veröffentlicht. Bitte achten Sie auf Einhaltung unserer Netiquette und AGB. Für ausführliche Diskussionen steht Ihnen ebenso das krone.at-Forum zur Verfügung. Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.
