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Major fire in Donetsk People's Republic shopping mall extinguished after nearly five days

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What to know about Major fire in Donetsk People's Republic shopping mall extinguished after nearly five days

The Emergencies Ministry reported that a fire at the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka has been extinguished. The fire, which reportedly began after a Ukrainian drone attack on August 10, burned for over four days and affected approximately 23,000 square meters.

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What happened

The fire in the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka, attacked by a Ukrainian drone on the night of August 10, was put out after burning for more than four and a half days, the Emergencies Ministry said.

Why it matters

It had been burning since August 10, 12:20 a.m.," it said in a statement.

Common ground

Earlier, a ministry official told TASS that the fire had engulfed about 23,000 square meters of the building.

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The Emergencies Ministry reported that a fire at the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka has been extinguished. The fire, which reportedly began after a Ukrainian drone attack on August 10, burned for over four days and affected approximately 23,000 square meters.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the fire had engulfed about 23,000 square meters of the building”
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The provided evidence includes general information about fire, a Hungarian magazine called Galaktika, and the city of Vladivostok. There is no mention of the square footage (23,000 square meters) of a fire at a shopping center in Makeyevka.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Ja…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladivostok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Galaktika is a Hungarian science fiction magazine. At its peak, 94,000 copies of the magazine were printed in Hungary. The publication originally ran from 1972 to 1995, before ceasing publication. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaktika
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hallo Spencer is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallo_Spencer
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Claim 2: “The fire was extinguished at 6:32 p.m.. It had been burning since August 10, 12:20 a.m.”
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While web results mention a fire at the 'Galaktika' shopping center and drone attacks in the Donetsk region, none of the provided sources confirm the specific start time (August 10, 12:20 a.m.) or the exact extinguishment time (6:32 p.m. on August 14). One source mentions a fire on August 15, and another mentions a shopping center in Yenakiieve on August 14, but the specific timestamps are missing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), better known by his stage name DJ Sammy, is a Spanish DJ and record producer. He has released five albums and has had five top-10 hits, including a cover of Brya…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Sammy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hallo Spencer is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallo_Spencer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lyuben Ivanov Dilov (Любен Иванов Дилов, 25 December 1927- 10 June 2008), occasionally spelled Luben Dilov, Ljuben Dilov or Liuben Dilov was a Bulgarian science fiction writer of the Communist era and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyuben_Dilov
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Claim 3: “The fire in the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka, attacked by a Ukrainian drone on the night of August 10, was put out after burning for more than four and a half days”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the nature of fire and wildfire tracking maps. There is no mention of the Galaktika shopping center in Makeyevka or a drone attack on August 10 in these specific results.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2.2.1Early human control. 2.2.2Later human control. 2.2.3Use in war. 2.2.4Productive use for energy. 3Physical properties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire
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web search NEUTRAL — This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnersh…
https://fire.airnow.gov/?lang=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Interactive full-screen map showing live wildfire locations and tracking across the United States
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