Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“At least eight people have died in a large office building fire near Moscow, the regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov has said. Emergency officials told the state-owned Tass news agency that just one person was rescued from the blaze at the burning building in Fryazino, about 25km (15.5 miles) north-east of the capital. … There are conflicting reports about the building’s purpose. It once homed the Platan Research Institute and defence industry, according to Tass. A statement to the agency from Ruselectronics, a Russia-owned electronics organisation, said the building has been privately owned since the 1990s. However, opposition media outlets recently reported that Platan was based in the building as late as 2023.” (06/24/24)