A hostel is on fire in the southeast of Moscow

A hostel is on fire in the southeast of Moscow, RIA Novosti was told in the information department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. "The fire occurred at 10.47 in the house number nine on Konovalov Street," said the representative of the department.

According to him, the fire began on the seventh floor of a sixteen -story dormitory. "At the site of the fire, 20 fire bills work, as well as a detachment of rescuers. All residents of the hostel are evacuated," the Ministry of Emergencies added.

Information about the victims was not received.