At least three people were injured in a major fire at a high-rise apartment building in eastern Moscow, a well-placed source told RG.
One of the victims was an elderly woman who was wheeled out of the entrance in a wheelchair, the second person was taken to the hospital in an intensive care vehicle and there is still no information about the third person.
According to initial information, the fire begin in an apartment on the 15th floor due to a defective wreath. At that time, the apartment owner was working in the next room. Initially, the man tried to put out the fire himself but was unsuccessful. As a result, the fire area was up to 80 square meters, smoke covered the entire floor, people were trapped in an apartment but were promptly evacuated.
The fire was extinguished; The causes and circumstances of the emergency are being clarified.
