1,600 square meters of a house roof are on fire on the Street of Chekhov in Sochi, RIA Novosti reports.
Irina Gogoleva, spokeswoman of the southern regional center of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies, said that the fire had been reported at 12.13 pm. 102 people were evacuated. 43 fire-fighters and 14 units of equipment and a helicopter are putting out the fire.