“People didn’t want to run back to the lobby, because they understood that they were shooting there too, so they looked for alternative exit routes and came across iron doors, which, according to fire regulations, were closed, since only personnel were allowed in at one time, with cards . People in this horror and fear were looking for any way out,” Agalarov said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
He added that Crocus City Hall has a sufficient number of fire exits.
“And where the doors were closed, these are not fire exits - these are service premises, because behind the scenes there are a lot of dressing rooms, a lot of recording studios, warehouses, equipment,” Agalarov said.
Earlier, Emin Agalarov said that today there is no final decision on whether to restore Crocus City Hall after the terrorist attack.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture Elena Drapeko expressed the opinion that a temple or a park could be built at the site of the tragedy at Crocus City Hall.