Explosion at Odintsovo mall linked to power bank
Social media reported an explosion at the O`depo shopping center in Odintsovo, Moscow Region. The mall administration clarified to MSK1.RU that a visitor«s power bank exploded, and there are no casualties.
«The power bank [exploded] on one of the visitors. Everything is fine, nothing serious happened,» said the interlocutor.
The press service of the Moscow Region Emergency Ministry (MChS) stated that their teams did not go to the scene.
Correspondents of «Ostorozhno, Moskva» were told at the shopping center that there were no casualties.
«There was an explosion, but staff and visitors were not injured. Security informed me that everything is fine now, and stores are operating as usual,» said the mall representative.
REN TV writes that a woman was injured — she was taken away by ambulance covered in blood. According to the Telegram channel «Mosfid. News of Moscow,» a man was hospitalized, and visitors were evacuated from the building.
An eyewitness claims that it all happened in a fast-food restaurant.
Earlier, a power bank likely caught fire on board a flight from Moscow to Yerevan. Hand luggage caught fire, and it had to be extinguished. There were no casualties, and the plane landed safely.
