Fire breaks out at warehouse of Russia’s retail chain in Yekaterinburg PHOTO / VIDEO

A major fire has broken out at a warehouse of Russia’s retail chain DNS in Yekaterinburg.

The building housing the store and warehouse caught fire on Chernyakhovskogo Street, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

The fire initially engulfed the roof before spreading to the building’s facade.

Smoke can be seen from several parts of the city.

According to eyewitnesses, a pungent smell of burning has reached the Botanika and Uktus districts.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov