At least two people died in a fire at a research institute near Moscow.
About it сообщает TASS, citing emergency services, reported that one of the victims fell from an eighth-floor window, according to the 112 Telegram channel.
Telegram channel Shot пишет about four dead.
The building, which formerly belonged to the Platan Research Institute, FryazinoThe building has been burning for over an hour, and rescuers are unable to stop the blaze or reach those remaining on the upper floors. The fire has already engulfed four thousand square meters.
A few minutes ago in the building came from An explosion. According to 112, it occurred on the sixth floor, causing the interfloor ceilings to collapse. There is a risk of roof collapse.
The cause of the fire remains unknown. There's also no word on why rescuers were unable to evacuate people using fire escapes.
It is also specified that two rescuers got poisoned carbon monoxide, one of them was hospitalized.
In Ruselectronics сообщают, that the burning building now has no connection with the Platan Research Institute or the defense industry: it became private property in the 90s.