VIDEO: Fire at a hotel in central Moscow causes fatalities, including children

A fire that broke out at the "MKM" hotel in central Moscow has resulted in six fatalities, including four adults and two children, according to a statement from the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Authorities reported that approximately nine people were injured as a result of the fire that erupted in the hotel.

Earlier, the press service of the capital’s main office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that the fire had affected the fifth floor of the hotel. Later, information emerged that firefighters had managed to extinguish an open burn covering an area of 300 square meters within the hotel.