According to police, after his boss complained about the price tag confusion, a shop worker in Russia set fire at the superstore.
Alexander Schnaider (33), was reported to have been changing the price tag on products at the Tomsk superstore in Russia when his manager reprimanded him.
Schnaider claimed that he was fed up with the criticisms he received about his work and lit a firework box in alcohol to extinguish it.
Alexander Schnaider (33) was charged with setting fire to a Russian Superstore after an argument with his boss
Pictured: Schnaider is said to have walked out of the fireworks after setting them ablaze.
Life Shot refers to a source as stating that “His job was price label change, but he always confused them and placed the wrong ones at the wrong places.”
“The manager frequently criticised him and required him to redo it. He became angry with her and quit complaining.
Following the incident on Tuesday, police arrested Schnaider and he has been charged with arson motivated by ‘personal enmity’ against the management, local media reports.
The suspect reportedly confessed to police: ‘There was white spirit on the counter…
Pictured: What the flames did to the store. The loss of goods in the value of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been reported.
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‘I started spraying it….You then set the entire thing ablaze.
‘As soon as it went up, I saw a guard run up to try and extinguish it…
“There was panic, there was screaming.”
“I turned around, got my coat on, and headed home.”
Video footage shows Schnaider allegedly setting fire to fireworks at the store, which were on sale in time for New Year’s celebrations.
It was set on fire and destroyed. The store cost many thousands of pounds.
The firefighters spent 11 hours extinguishing the flames in the store.
About 200 customers and employees were evacuated from Lenta, Tomsk. However, police claimed that the evacuation was an’miracle’ with no injuries.
The hypermarket was engulfed by dense smoke and flames. Firefighters spent 11 hours trying to put out the fire.
A worker said, “The fire was started by fireworks in the department.” It was called arson.
“People noticed that an employee had poured some substance onto fireworks and set them off. This is how it started.
“We work in the part of this store that has a bakery, and a cooking area.
“We heard the sound of fireworks.” The fireworks were shooting all around us.
Schnaider’s mother commented on the alleged actions of her son and said that Schnaider couldn’t explain them.