The first footage from inside Crocus City Hall after the terrorist attack has appeared (photo)
According to Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, rescuers managed to get into the auditorium, where the fire was at its epicenter and the temperature remained high for a long time.
Photos from inside the burned-out Crocus City Hall, where the terrorist attack took place on March 22, have been posted online. The photos were published by the Belarusian media outlet NEXTA.
“The first footage from inside the burned-out Crocus City Hall,” the publication says.
The building of Crocus City Hall burned down
According to Baza, Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said that rescuers managed to enter the auditorium, where the temperature had been high for a long time and where the fire was at its epicenter.
Emergencies Ministry employees entered Crocus City Hall
It is reported that the roof over the auditorium has collapsed, and rescuers are dismantling the rubble.
Terrorist attack in “Crocus”: what is known
On March 22, in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region of the Russian Federation, shots were fired at the Crocus City Hall concert hall before the performance of the band Picnic. The unidentified men opened fire with assault rifles and then threw a grenade or firebomb, causing a large-scale fire.
Fire in Crocus
According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, more than 60 people died as a result of the incident. At the same time, Russian media reported 70 dead, many of whom suffocated due to smoke while hiding from the shooting in toilets, feeding rooms, and storage rooms.
On the day of the terrorist attack, Vladimir Putin did not make an address to the public, but only conveyed “gratitude to the doctors” through Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and wished “recovery” to the victims of the shooting and fire at Crocus City Hall.
US officials commented to the media that the Islamic State (ISIS) was responsible for the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall. According to them, in March, Washington received intelligence that the Islamic State branch of ISIS-K, based in Afghanistan, was preparing a terrorist attack in Moscow.
