In Moscow, the Setun Plaza office center is on fire – four floors are in flames. There are people in the building, a helicopter is used to extinguish the fire (video, breaking news)

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In Moscow, the Setun Plaza office center on Gorbunova Street is on fire.

According to preliminary information, the paneling of the central entrance caught fire. Four floors are engulfed in flames.

There may be people inside.

Employees of the company operating in the building, told “Rise”that the fire occurred on the first floor.

“We were evacuated, on the first floor it stinks and burns, black lumps are flying, perhaps not everyone got out. They say that it is already blazing for several floors.

“People in the burning Setun office center are cut off by fire. The fire has been assigned the maximum level of difficulty.

According to preliminary data, there may be many visitors on the seventh floor of the building. Rescue services are discussing the use of a fire train,” – writes Baza.

86 people and 16 pieces of equipment are working at the scene of the fire.

UPD:

To the Grand Setun Plaza building, they requested all the lifts that are in Moscow, writes Baza.

The fire was assigned the highest rank of complexity, people can remain on the upper floors.

At the same time, in the capital headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations while undecided to answerwhat exactly and in what area is now burning.

“Our units are in place. They are taking all measures to quickly extinguish the fire at Gorbunova, house 2, building 3. What is burning and the area is still being specified. There was no information about the victims.”

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reacted to the situation with the fire in the Moscow business center.

“On the situation with the fire in the Grand Setun Plaza business center: I have given instructions to take all necessary measures to evacuate people and put out the fire.”

UPD 2:

Up to 15 people can be inside a burning business center in the west of Moscow.

The area of ​​the fire leaves 1000 sq. m, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Alexander Kurenkov arrived at the site of the fire in the business center.

The cause of the fire in Grand Setun Plaza was a short circuit due to improper installation of lighting on the facade, Interfax sources write.

RIA Novosti names another possible cause of the fire – arson.

UPD 3:

More than 120 people were rescued from the burning building, the search for people continues, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

The fire during the fire in “Setun Plaza” went inside the building, – writes Baza.

The rain helped firefighters put out the casing (or rather, it just burned down), but the fire continues – the 4th, 5th and 6th floors are burning inside.

Information about the injured and dead is not yet available.

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Ka-32 helicopters were involved in extinguishing a fire in the Moscow business center “Grand Setun Plaza”, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

UPD 4:

A teenager was injured in a fire at Grand Setun Plaza, writes 112.

15-year-old Sofia D. was hospitalized in one of the capital’s clinics.

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At least 11 people were injured in the fire at Setun Plaza. Now they are being helped, reports Baza.

“One of the victims is in serious condition, he was sent to the Sklifosovsky hospital.

Extinguishing continues – according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 1.1 thousand square meters are on fire.

More than 340 rescuers and about 100 pieces of equipment, including fire helicopters, are working on the spot.

There may still be people in the building, notes the publication.

“Due to a fire in the business center at the address: Gorbunova Street, Building 3 Building 3, the exits to Gorbunova Street from the Moscow Ring Road, as well as from the SZH from Molodogvardeiskaya and Kubinka streets, are blocked,” – told reporters in the press service of the capital’s head office of the traffic police.

UPD 11:20

The fire in the business center “Grand Setun Plaza” in Moscow was localized, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

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The main thing about a fire in a business center in Moscow by this hour:

• The first information about the fire appeared at about 10 am Moscow time.

• The fire was assigned the maximum rank.

• People remained in the burning business center “Grand Setun Plaza”. 125 people were evacuated.

• Traffic along Gorbunova Street in Moscow was blocked due to a fire in a business center.

• As a result of the fire, two people sought medical attention. One of them has been hospitalized. Both have poisoning by combustion products.

• Center worker told “Izvestia” that the exits were blocked.

The burned down business center “Grand Setun Plaza” was a Moscow squatter, – notes RTVI.

Back in 2014, an interview was published by the head of the State Inspectorate for Real Estate, Sergei Shogurov, about construction control in the capital, where he called the building of this business center a vivid example of self-construction:

“A classic example of self-construction is the beautiful ten-story building of the Grand Setun Plaza business center on the street. Gorbunova, ow. 2, p. 3, which was erected on the site of the VILS exhibition hall in the industrial zone without permits for construction and land.”

UPD 12:25

The fire at the Grand Setun Plaza business center in Moscow has been extinguished, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

“Two victims sought medical help, nothing threatens their lives, one of them received help on the spot.”

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During the fire, the head of the capital’s head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergey Zheltov, was injured, – reports 112.

Sergei Zheltov was hospitalized with a heart attack, Ilya Denisov, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, told reporters.

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The number of people injured in a fire at a business center in Moscow has risen to four, according to the Department of Civil Defense and Fire Protection.

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