The Roof Of A Shopping Center Collapsed In Novosibirsk, Russia

• 21.01.2026, 14:48

The second floor of the building has completely "folded".

In Russia's Novosibirsk, the second floor of a shopping center housing a Yarche supermarket collapsed in Pervomaisky district on the afternoon of January 21, 112 reported. At least two people were injured, writes TASS with reference to the city authorities. The woman was examined by medics, and the man was sent to hospital.

The regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that several more victims could be under the rubble. Preliminarily, the roof of the building collapsed due to the weight of the mass of snow. This is the second collapse of the roof of a public building in the city in a week.

A criminal case has been opened over the collapse of the shopping center on Naumova Street, 26, on the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements (238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Novosibirsk Region reported. Investigative actions are being carried out. The prosecutor's office of the region has organized a check on the incident. Judging by the photo from the department, the second floor of the shopping center completely "folded". "The causes of the incident are being established. Ordered to conduct an inspection on compliance with the requirements for the maintenance of roofs and timely cleaning of roofs from snow," wrote the mayor of Novosibirsk Maksim Kudryavtsev in his Telegram channel.

On January 19, the roof of one of the buildings of the Albatross skiing complex collapsed in Novosibirsk's Oktyabrsky district due to snow accumulation, Vn.ru reported, citing the head of the regional Emergencies Ministry Department, Viktor Orlov. He assured that the emergency occurred in the building, which at that time was not in operation. The area of the collapsed roof was 30 square meters. meters. No one was injured.