Two people died and six were injured in a fire in an apartment building in southwestern Moscow, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. The fire extinguishing work continues.
Two children were among the injured.
An explosion, followed by a fire, occurred this evening in a 9-story apartment building on “General Tyulenev“ Street. Two apartments on the 8th and 9th floors caught fire, after which the floors between these floors collapsed. Fire and rescue teams are evacuating the building's occupants. The Cheryomushkinsky Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office has taken control of establishing the causes and circumstances surrounding the fire.