A fire started in a building at the Mikoyanovsky meat-packing plant on Moscow’s Volgogradsky Prospekt.
Emergency services said 13 people were evacuated from the building, and no one remains inside. There is currently no information about injuries.
According to rescue workers, there is some threat that the fire could spread to neighboring structures. Firefighters are working on extinguishing the flames, and are discussing using a helicopter to help.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
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