At least eight dead after a fire in a hostel in Moscow, Russia

July 29 () –

At least eight people have died this Thursday in a fire in a hostel on Alma Atinskaya street, in the south of the Russian capital, Moscow, a source from the emergency services has informed TASS.

Russian firefighters have rescued eight people from the fire, while 200 people have been evacuated from the high-rise apartment building.

“Eight people died in the fire, three more are being examined by doctors at the moment,” the Emergencies source assured, adding that “rescuers continue to clear the rubble.”

“The fire has engulfed three rooms and a corridor in a total area of ​​150 square meters. It has already been extinguished,” he explained.

The press office of the Emergencies Ministry has confirmed that eight people have died in the fire, adding that the fire broke out on the first floor of an apartment building at 12:47 a.m. (local time) in the south of the Russian capital.

A group of experts has arrived at the scene to establish the causes of the tragedy. The Russian Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of the eight people.