Major fire in Donetsk People's Republic shopping mall extinguished after nearly five days

Russian Politics & Diplomacy August 14, 23:09

Earlier, an Emergencies Ministry official said that the fire had engulfed about 23,000 square meters of the building

DONETSK, August 14. /TASS/. The fire in the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka, attacked by a Ukrainian drone on the night of August 10, was put out after burning for more than four and a half days, the Emergencies Ministry said.

"The fire was extinguished at 6:32 p.m.. It had been burning since August 10, 12:20 a.m.," it said in a statement.

Earlier, a ministry official told TASS that the fire had engulfed about 23,000 square meters of the building.

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