Emergency services converged on the Rio shopping center near Krymskaya station. In the past, something could catch fire inside.
Firefighters are checking the scene, the situation is calm, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow told .
"When I entered the mall, there were already several alarms. But I didn't smell the smoke. Then I see the workers running and saying: "Throw everything away, there is a fire in the building." And within a few seconds, rescue teams and the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived from all over," said an eyewitness.
UPD: 1.5 thousand people were evacuated from the Rio Sevastopolsky shopping center due to a fire, TASS reports.
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