The fire occurred in a cafe on Pokrovka in the center of Moscow.

The fire occurred on Monday evening in a building located on Pokrovka Street in the center of Moscow. This was announced by the press service of the capital's headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation on October 6.

The house of the early 19th century, in which the fire occurred, is an object of cultural heritage. The fire broke out in the cafe. The fire and rescue units arrived and found that the flames had broken out in the attic of the 1-storey administrative building at 18/18, p. 1, writes RIAMO.

Five people left the building on their own, writes "Moscow 24". 39 people and 12 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

By now, firefighters have eliminated the fire. There were no casualties, the Moscow City News agency reports.

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The day before, a fire occurred in a three-story administrative building in the south-east of Moscow on an area of 700 square meters. m. As a result of the fire, the roof partially collapsed on an area of 200 square meters. m. 70 rescuers and 24 pieces of equipment were involved.

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