Short-circuit or wiring: a hostel in the north-west of Moscow was extinguished

In the morning of January 31, it became known about a fire that started in Skhodnensky roundabout of Moscow's Tushino district. The fire engulfed one non-residential building and spread to a hostel, which is located in a neighboring building of a former factory. At first, the fire area was 1.5 thousand square meters, but soon it grew to two thousand. People from the scene of the emergency was evacuated, and the fire - localized. Read more about the fire in the hostel in the north-west of the capital, its causes, as well as whether there are victims - in the material "Izvestia".

Fire near the hostel in Tushino in Moscow: what is known, whether there are victims

On Friday morning, January 31, in the north-west of the capital in the building, next to which the hostel is located, started a strong fire: the roof was burning. Then the fire partially spread to the hostel, but the fire was localized.

According to the Telegram-channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the fire was recorded in a long two-story office building in Skhodnensky tupik, near the metro station "Tushinskaya". Initially, it was reported that the fire area was 1.5 thousand square meters, but the fire spread rapidly and soon covered the territory of two thousand square meters. The roof of the unused structure collapsed as a result of the fire.

"Before the arrival of firefighting units, 300 people left the hostel", - said in the message of the Ministry of emergency Situations. Upon arrival of rescuers another 60 people managed to evacuate from the building. Information about victims or injured has not yet been received. Rescuers managed to inspect the building, people were not found there.

According to Ilya Misun, acting head of the Main Department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow, firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the hostel.

Helicopters and a train: how the fire in a hostel in Moscow was extinguished

To extinguish the fire in the hostel on the outskirts of Moscow was involved 155 specialists, as well as 45 units of equipment. Among them, reportedly, were helicopters and a fire train.

"A fire train was brought in to help extinguish the fire in the premises located in the Tushino neighborhood. In its composition tanks with 150 tons of water and 4 tons of foaming agent," - stated in a message in the Telegram-channel of the Moscow railroad. The movement of trains of the Riga direction was not affected by the situation.

Firefighters had a hard time localizing the fire due to a significant fire load and high temperature. Three Ka-32 and one Mi-26 helicopters of the Moscow Aviation Center took part in extinguishing the fire, which dropped more than 100 tons of water and foam on the fire.

At the same time, it is reported that the rapid spread of the fire may have been the reason for the late call of the firefighters. In addition, the people inside initially tried to extinguish the flames that had spread to the hostel themselves. However, the hostel officer who discovered the fire called the fire brigade, and the people quickly gathered their belongings and left the premises.

According to unconfirmed information, the hostel in Tushino was occupied by migrants who were working at a construction site.

The exact cause of the fire is unknown at the time of this article, but it is assumed that it could have been caused by faulty wiring or emergency operation of the power grid. Details are being established by the Tushino Prosecutor's Office.

Fire at Koptevsky market in December 2024: what happened

Earlier, on December 10, 2024, the Koptevsky market in the north of Moscow caught fire. Then the fire engulfed several pavilions, the roofs of five buildings where equipment was stored were burning. The total area of the fire reached 400 square meters, and traffic was also closed from Starokoptevsky Lane to Koptevskaya Street.

Because of the incident, law enforcement agencies immediately began an inspection. It was reported that the cause could have been a short circuit.