Eyewitnesses report smoke in the Kazan 'Art Centre'.

      There was smoke in the "Art Center" shopping mall in Kazan, and corresponding footage began circulating among eyewitnesses in Telegram channels. According to unconfirmed reports, people are being evacuated. The press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Republic of Tatarstan told Business Online that there is no fire in the mall. Other details are being clarified.

      Judging by the video in Telegram channels, the smoke originated in the kitchen of one of the food establishments. Online, people claim it was the "Gorynych." A reporter from our newspaper was told at the restaurant that they are not operating today for technical reasons. Whether the establishment will be open tomorrow, "they cannot say yet," they added.

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