Fat in restaurant vent causes fire and mall evacuationFive hundred people were evacuated from the Capitol mall in St. Petersburg due to a fire in a restaurant exhaust duct. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, and there were no casualties.
Cause of Capitoliy Mall Smoke IdentifiedOn 3 February, smoke appeared at the Capitoliy shopping mall in St. Petersburg due to ignition of grease deposits in the exhaust system. Visitors were evacuated, and no active flames were observed.
Siberian woman slips, injured; workers face liabilityA woman slipped on an icy sidewalk on Lenin Street in Novosibirsk on January 26, suffering serious injuries. The municipal cleaning unit DEU No. 1 may hold its workers responsible.
Crash Blocks Intersection in YaroslavlOn the morning of February 3, a multi-vehicle crash in the Dzerzhinsky District of Yaroslavl paralyzed traffic at an intersection.
Truck collides with bus in IrkutskA truck and a municipal bus collided in Irkutsk on February 3, leaving one passenger injured. The accident occurred on Traktovaya Street near the Uzlovaya stop.
Three-car crash blocks road in YaroslavlA three-car collision on the morning of February 3 blocked the intersection of Blukher and Uritskogo streets in Yaroslavl's Dzerzhinsky district. No injuries were reported.
Volunteer Shares Search and Rescue Stories from RyazanDenis Oleynik, a volunteer with LizaAlert in Ryazan, recounts both successful and tragic searches for missing people, highlighting the emotional toll and importance of early reporting.
Unlicensed Woman Causes Fatal Crash in Samara RegionA young woman without a driver's license caused a fatal collision in Samara region. The accident left two dead and three injured, including a two-year-old boy.
Investigative Committee Oversees Murder Probe of 9-Year-OldThe central apparatus of the Investigative Committee is overseeing the case of a child's murder in St. Petersburg. The boy's body was found in the Leningrad region after the suspect's detention.