The business center “Grand Setun Plaza” is located in the west of Moscow. Russian media report that four floors of the building are on fire. Firefighters announced the fifth highest level of alert.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reports that according to preliminary estimates, the area of the fire is 1,000 square meters. The fire goes out, according to city authoritiesmore than 340 firefighters with the help of 100 equipment units and three helicopters.
TASS said there were still people trapped on the sixth and seventh floors of the business center.
Interfax, on the other hand, reports that part of the infrastructure at the Grand Setun Plaza business center is made of “outdated synthetic materials with low fire resistance”, which explains why there is heavy smoke in the building and its surroundings.
Paramedics helped two injured people. One of them had respiratory problems due to heavy smoke, her life is not in danger. The second injured presented with a burn on his hand. She was assisted on the spot. A rescue operation is underway
– said Anastasia Rakova, deputy mayor of Moscow for social development, quoted by Interfax.
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