A residential building under construction caught fire in Moscow

An emergency incident occurred in a prestigious district of the capital. A fire broke out in a 37-story residential complex under construction, located on 1st Tushinsky Passage. The information about the incident was confirmed by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on their official Telegram channel.

According to the rescue department, the source of the fire was contained on the third floor of the building. Specialists estimate the fire area to be 40 square meters. A large-scale rescue operation has been deployed at the scene.

"23 specialists and 11 units of equipment are working at the scene," reports the emergency department.

It became known that the fire occurred in the elite residential complex Sky Garden. The situation was complicated by a series of loud bangs that witnesses describe as explosions. According to preliminary information, construction cylinders located at the site could have been the cause of the detonation.