Fire at shopping mall in Poland has hundreds of Vietnamese stalls

Fire scene. Source: Social Network

The fire broke out in the early morning of May 12. About 10 minutes after receiving the alarm, the first fire brigade arrived at the scene. However, due to the large amount of goods, including clothing items, and the dry weather, the fire spread quickly, almost destroying the entire shopping center.

Initial information shows that there were no casualties, but almost all property was burned down.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Ha Hoang Hai said the shopping mall at 44 Marywilska is a large retail mall in Poland with about 1,400 stalls, of which about one-third are owned by Vietnamese people.

Immediately after the incident, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed the Vietnamese Embassy in Poland to urgently send a working group to the scene, and closely coordinate with local authorities and the Association of Vietnamese in Poland to grasp the situation, encourage and visit people, and promptly deploy citizen protection work.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Poland has posted a citizen protection hotline to collect information from overseas Vietnamese, ready to support them in working with local authorities, the management board of the shopping mall, fire prevention and fighting forces and insurance companies to minimize the consequences of the fire.

Video of the fire. Source: Social Network

In addition, for those who lost their documents in the fire, the Vietnamese Embassy in Poland is ready to provide maximum support to promptly reissue new documents.

At the same time, the Vietnamese Embassy in Poland also requested Polish authorities to urgently investigate the cause of the fire, ensuring full rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens.

Also on the morning of May 12, the President of the Vietnamese Association in Poland, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, said that the entire commercial center at 44 Marywilska, Warsaw, Poland, was almost completely burned down by the fire. The Vietnamese Association in Poland is actively coordinating with the Embassy to gather information, encourage and visit people whose stalls were damaged in the fire and mobilize initial donations.

Marywilska 44 shopping center is located in the Bialoleka district of Warsaw, owned and managed by Mirbud MRB.WA.

"Almost 100% of the stalls were burned down," Reuters quoted Mr. Mariusz Feltynowski, head of the fire department, as saying. "We have mobilized 200 firefighters to participate in extinguishing the fire but it is expected to take many hours."

Several roads in the Bialoleka district have been closed to assist with firefighting and rescue operations.

Crisis24 reported that there were no casualties in the fire, but that almost all of the shopping mall's assets were destroyed. The fire did not spread to neighboring buildings, but authorities asked people near the scene of the fire to close all windows to prevent toxic smoke.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chay-trung-tam-thuong-mai-o-ba-lan-co-hang-tram-quay-hang-cua-nguoi-viet-196240512194845447.htm