The fire began in an abandoned building near the Orange Sky shopping center in Tomsk

The fire occurred in a two-storey brick building (addition) on the street. Nakhimova, 8/1 in Tomsk, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. The area of fire, as specified by TASS, is about 300 square meters. No casualties.

The building is located next to the Orange Sky shopping center. A spokesman for the agency called it “abandoned, unexploited.” He ruled out the threat of fire spreading to adjacent buildings.

The cause of the fire is unknown. The fire extinguished 48 people, used 14 pieces of equipment.