Fire Covers 2,000 Square Meters: Large-Scale Fire Breaks Out in Moscow

Fire covers 2,000 square meters: a large-scale fire broke out in Moscow Polina Buyanova

On Friday morning, January 31, a large-scale fire broke out in Moscow. In the Russian capital, a building on the territory of the former Chernyshev Machine-Building Plant caught fire.

This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to Russian media. It is noted that the Russians involved 130 specialists and 37 units of equipment to extinguish the fire, a fire train was also used.

Fire engulfs building in Moscow

According to media reports, the fire started in Skhodnensky Tupik in northwest Moscow. The fire broke out in the buildings of the former factory, and then spread to the hostel, which is located nearby.

Russian law enforcement agencies report that the area of ​​the fire has already increased to 2,000 square meters, and a partial collapse of the building's roof occurred. It is noted that firefighters evacuated 60 people from the building. The fire has been assigned a higher complexity rank No. 3, but there is no information about casualties yet.

Russians are trying to put out the fire: video has been shown online

300 people left the building before the fire department arrived.

Eyewitnesses and Russian media have published numerous videos of the fire online, which show the scale of the fire.

A large-scale fire continues in Moscow: watch the video