Fire breaks out near coronavirus hospital in Moscow

A fire broke out near Hospital No. 67, which is located in the north-west of Moscow and on the territory of which the covid hospital is located. This was reported to RBC in the press service of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of RUSSIA. After the publication of the material, the Moscow HEALTH Department clarified that the fire occurred in the building next door - at the A.N. Red Ministry of Health.

“The fire at the address: Salam Adil street, building 2, building 28. Our unit is on the spot,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.

The HEAD office clarified that the fire in the 9-storey building started on the eighth floor. “What exactly is burning and the area of ​​the fire are specified. A firefighting headquarters has been set up on the spot. Information about the victims at the moment has not been received, ”said the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies.

An Interfax source said that the fire was located in the laboratory. “The fire occurred in the laboratory on the eighth floor of the medical building. According to preliminary data, no one was injured,” he said.