Everyone who was trapped in the building is believed to have died, according to sources in the emergency services
A massive fire erupted at a former research facility outside Moscow, the local emergency services have said, adding that a rescue operation is underway as firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze.
The local authorities have confirmed that at least two people died in the fire. Media reports, however, put the number of deaths at eight or nine. According to sources within the emergency services, two people jumped to their deaths when the fire reached them, while others who were trapped in the building are believed to have been crushed after the ceiling collapsed.
The local branch of the Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) said on Monday afternoon that a blaze had broken out in the ‘Platan’ scientific center in the town of Fryazino, some 50km northeast of the Russian capital. Footage circulating on …