2024-03-22 18:33:34
Day.Az, with reference to TASS, presents the latest data on the incident at Crocus City Hall.
Unknown people started shooting at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk. At this time, the concert of the Picnic group began there.
Shooting and aftermath
According to preliminary data, the fire could have come from a machine gun.
Unknown people, according to the witness, started shooting in the hall and in the hall itself before the start of the concert.
There were victims and wounded among visitors and workers of the agricultural enterprise, eyewitnesses reported.
The musicians were not injured during the shooting, law enforcement officials said.
Explosion and fire
Later, information appeared about smoke and an explosion in the complex.
The fire was assigned an increased level of complexity.
About a third of the building is on fire, with thick black smoke coming out.
People are being evacuated from the building – firefighters are removing people from the roof, about 100 people have been evacuated.
Authorities’ reaction
Moscow SOBR and OMON, as well as firefighters, were sent to the scene of the incident
Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov announced the creation of an operational headquarters.
More than 30 regional and 20 capital ambulance teams were sent to Crocus City Hall.
Traffic on the 65-67th km of the Moscow Ring Road in the area of the emergency is difficult. Myakinino station is operating normally.
Mass events have been canceled in Podolsk.
International reaction
The White House expressed condolences over the shooting