UPDATE – 1 dead in market fire in St. Petersburg, Russia

Highly flammable substance inside building caused intense fire that spread to 1,500 square meters, says Russian Emergency Ministry

UPDATES WITH CONFIRMATION OF ONE DEATH, CHANGES HEADLINE AND LEDE

By Alperen Aktas and Elena Teslova

ISTANBUL / MOSCOW (AA) - One person was found dead on Wednesday from a fire that broke out in a market in St. Petersburg, Russia.

"Unfortunately, one person was found dead during the firefighting process," the Russian Emergency Ministry press service told state-run news agency Tass.

The blaze started at a market building in the Nevsky district of the Baltic port city.

A highly flammable substance inside the building caused an intense fire to spread, engulfing nearly 1,500 square meters (16,146 square feet), according to a ministry statement.

The statement added that 96 firefighters and 26 pieces of equipment are continuing work to put out the flames at the market.

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