The fire at the market in Volzhsky started due to a violation of the rules during welding

Nikolai Lyubavin, head of the GUMCHS of Russia for the region, spoke about this.

“According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire was a violation of fire safety requirements during welding,” he said.

In Volzhsky, the roof of the market caught fire earlier, the fire area increased from 700 to 7 thousand square meters.

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Later, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the fires in a residential building and in the market, where the roof caught fire, are in no way connected.

By now, the fire has been contained.