A man died in a fire in a market building in St. Petersburg.

In St. Petersburg, a fire broke out in a market building in the Nevsky district, killing one person. This was announced on December 10 by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"Unfortunately, during the extinguishing of the fire, one dead person was found," a message on the department's Twitter channel said.

It is noted that rescuers managed to localize the fire on an area of 1,500 square meters. m. 100 people were evacuated from the building. 96 rescuers and 26 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

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