In the center of Vladivostok, the Primorye hotel is on fire, there is an evacuation of people

In the center of Vladivostok, the Primorye Hotel caught fire, there is an evacuation of people.

As ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Primorsky Territory, a message about the fire was received at 12:15 local time (05:15 Moscow time).

Currently, the evacuation of personnel and guests is underway. 26 people were withdrawn from the building. “Now firefighters are checking the premises for people,” said Interfax 's interlocutor.

There are eight fire combustions, tankers and a car dealership on the spot. There is no data on the ignition area and the causes of the fire yet.

The fire was localized at 12:58 local time (05:58 Moscow time). According to RIA PrimaMedia from Vladivostok, fire brigades arrived at the fire site in seven minutes. Fire and smoke escaped from the windows of the building from one and the other at the level of the third floor.

The focus of the fire is in the utility room on the third floor of a five -story hotel.

The five -story Primorye hotel, built in 1964, is located in the very center of the city, next to the railway station and central square. The hotel has 110 rooms. Nearby are numerous residential and administrative buildings.