“It was established that the cause of the occurrence was a short circuit in the wiring in the warehouse of one of the cafes ... On the fact of failure to identify, eliminate the noted gross violations on the basis of the prosecutor’s inspection, the investigating authority instituted a criminal case of negligence (Article 293 of the Criminal Code of Russia),” - said in a statement to the agency.
The prosecutor's office noted that the cafe was not equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing installation.
In September 2019, it became known that the fire area in the largest shopping center in Vladivostok “Maxim” amounted to 1.5 thousand square meters. m. As a result, no one was injured.