Fire area in Russia's Fryazino grows to 5,000 square meters

The fire area in the office building in Russia's Fryazino in the Moscow region has increased to 5,000 square meters, the Ministry of Emergency Situations press office said,

The extinguishing operation was complicated by the presence of gas-air mix canisters inside the building.

"The extinguishing operation is complicated by the presence of gas-air mix canisters inside the building. The firefighters continue working to eliminate the fire," the press office said.

Over 130 people and 50 vehicles are engaged in the operation.

The fire started yesterday afternoon on an area of 3,500 square meters and spread onto 5,000 square meters. The blaze was categorized a three-alarm fire (high level). By now, it has been localized. There were nine people inside when the fire broke out. One was rescued, the others, according to preliminary data, died. Two of them died after jumping out of a window.