Penza, 29 June 2021. PenzaNews. A fire broke out in the Triumph shopping centre on Suvorova Street in Penza, early Tuesday morning, June 29.

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According to information posted on the website of the main administration of Russian EMERCOM in Penza region, the signal about the accident was received at 4:56.
At 6:48 the fire was contained. At 7:26, an open fire in the area of 2 000 square metres was extinguished.

According to head of the press service of the main EMERCOM department in Penza region Anna Shupilova, the firefighters’ efforts were aimed at preventing the fire from spreading to a nearby shopping mall.

According to her, 67 people and 16 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire, including 56 people and 12 units of equipment from EMERCOM.
The cause and circumstances of the incident are being investigated.