The police have detained a suspect in the arson of the Lenta hypermarket in Tomsk, the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports on its page “In contact with”… This is a local resident, a 27-year-old man. He is being taken to the police station for investigation. As reported by the Telegram channel Shot, the suspect’s name is Denis Zakharov, he is not an employee of this “Lenta”.
We will remind, earlier today it was reported that a fire and explosions of firecrackers occurred in the “Lenta” on Pushkin Street, 59 in the pyrotechnics department. The fire spread over 20 sq. meters. Customers and store staff were evacuated, no casualties were reported. The fire has been extinguished.
At the same time, earlier, on December 21, a fire also occurred in another Tomsk “Lenta” – on Elizarovykh Street. It was reported that a store employee could be involved. Then the area of the fire was 3.5 thousand square meters. meters.
This time, several versions of the fire were considered, including deliberate arson. Police interviewed eyewitnesses and examined CCTV footage showing the shopper’s strange behavior, similar to arson. The investigation continues, the issue of initiating a criminal case is being decided.
Source: Rosbalt

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