In Fryazino near Moscow, the building of the former Research Institute is on

At least eight people died

In the Moscow region, the administrative building of the former Research Institute caught fire in the science of Fryazino.

According to preliminary information, the fire began on 5-6 floors. Four floors are burning at once.

People were locked inside the building, they waved their hands and beat the windows - they were trying to pull them out with the help of a fire station. The media published shots, as people rushed from the windows - and died.

At least eight people died. A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of their death, the UK said .

The media write that an explosion occurred in the building - cylinders exploded. The fire area increased to four thousand square meters, the Ministry of Emergencies said .

The Governor of the Moscow Region Vorobyov said that in a fire in the building of the former Research Institute, two firefighters were injured. One of the victims is in serious condition in the hospital.

According to Shot, the cause of the fire was a violation of safety precautions. According to a telegram channel, the fire could begin in the room where they were assembled on the linen lanterns. Employees of the enterprise could forget to turn off the equipment and left their jobs.

The burning building in the suburbs is not related to the Platan Research Institute and the Defense Industry, Roselectronika Holding said. According to them, the object in the late 1990s turned into private property.

“Important stories” found out that the Yurlitz “Platan” was located on this at least until the end of 2023. After that, the address was replaced by a neighboring building.