Firefighters said 80 of the site was affected.
A massive fire has destroyed a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that was home to 1,400 outlets.
The fire brigade said more than 80% of the Marywilska 44 shopping complex was affected in the Bialoleka district of Warsaw, and that the roof fell in.The Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported that some Vietnamese vendors wanted to enter to save their goods from the complex but were blocked by security guards.
Chemical and environmental rescue specialists were among the large numbers of officials who took part in the operation. Authorities sent a text message warning Warsaw residents about the fire and telling them to stay home with the windows closed. Warsaw police said it has begun investigating the fire, which started at around 3.30am local time, but has not yet determined the cause.
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