Major fire engulfs warehouse outside St Petersburg

A huge fire has devastated a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St Petersburg.

No casualties were reported.

Videos posted to social media appeared to show employees running down fire escapes and fleeing the scene.

Russia’s emergency situations ministry said that firefighters had been able to prevent the fire from spreading across the entire area of the warehouse complex and to an electrical substation.

It said that, according to preliminary data, the cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring.