Huge Fire Engulfs Warehouse in Russia Outside City of St Petersburg

Russian Emergency Situations Ministry firefighters work at the side of the warehouse in St. Petersburg, Russia, In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, on Jan. 13, 2024. Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

MOSCOW—A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning.

The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square meters (more than 750,000 square feet), with 50,000 square meters (around 540,000 square feet) of the Wildberries warehouse collapsing, according to Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry. No casualties were reported.