A heavy fire broke out at a shopping center in Bucharest's Sector 5, with 12 fire engines and three ladder trucks responding.

The fire broke out on the facade of a two-storey building on Câmpul Mare street. Firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading and traffic in the area was restricted. Witnesses reported heavy smoke and the authorities warned that tires, wood, dry vegetation, a car, garbage and the fence were on fire in the adjacent yard.