A woman was killed in a fire after a drone crashed into a mall in Russias republic of North Ossetia early Wednesday, regional authorities said.The blaze at the four-story Alania Mall in the local capital of Vladikavkaz was triggered by falling debris from a drone hit by air defense systems, Russias Defense Ministry said.Another drone was downed early Wednesday in the town of Malgobek in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia without triggering damage or injuries, regional leader Makhmoud-Ali Kalimatov said.Telegram news channels declared that the North Ossetia fire appeared before the shopping center opened on Wednesday and eliminated a cleaner.Images transmitted on television revealed a spiral of smoke atop the rainbow-colored building.
Russias Emergency Services Ministry said the blaze broke out on one of the upper floors.