OREANDA-NEWS. January 29, 2010. North-Western Bureau branch (Saint-Petersburg) of Transsiberian Reinsurance Corporation, OJSC made payment to Rosgosstrakh, OJSC for the fire in department store, located in one of the district centers of Republic of Bashkortostan. Risks were accepted under obligatory property reinsurance treaty.   

The insured event took place on 25 May, 2009. In 8.50 p.m. fire department operator received message about the fire in the department store. Strong wind resulted in fast spread of fire. The fire caused considerable damage to the building itself. As for the property which was inside the hypermarket, it was completely destroyed. According to the expert opinion, the cause of the fire was established to be the inflammation of combustible materials in the metal trash can from the outside.