Short Circuit Causes Smoke in Shopping Center in Vitsyebsk

Reform.news Editorial Team · 15 March 2026, 11:55

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Smoke was reported this morning at the Mega shopping center in Vitsyebsk on Victory Avenue. On the second floor, in the AMI-Mebel store, an electrical lamp caught fire due to a short circuit. A store employee extinguished the fire independently using a fire extinguisher.

No one was injured and evacuation was not required. Thirteen units of equipment from the Emergencies Ministry were dispatched to the scene, the agency’s press service reported.