Number of Victims in Fryazino Fire Revealed

The number of casualties from the fire that broke out in an administrative building in Fryazino, near Moscow, has reached six, according to emergency services reported by RIA Novosti.

"The bodies of four victims were found on the seventh floor of the building in the morning," said an agency source.

At the time of the incident, there were nine people in the building. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that several explosions had blocked their escape routes. The fire may have been caused by a malfunction in electrical equipment.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were nine people in the building at the time of the fire. Governor Andrey Vorobyov confirmed the deaths of two people, while later news agencies reported that the number of victims had increased to eight.