A six-story shopping center located on Ismail St in Chisinau started to burn in the morning of January 23. Press officer of the Emergencies Service Diana Turcan has told IPN that the flames engulfed a part of the roof. A number of persons who were inside were evacuated, but nobody was hurt.

The call to 901 was made at about 10:30am. According to the press officer, the cause of fire is not yet known. The flames were extinguished after about half an hour. “After the fire was put out, inspectors went to the scene to determine the causes and circumstances of the fire,” stated Diana Turcanu.

Four firefighting vehicles travelled to the scene to deal with the fire. The size of the area that was damaged is not yet known.