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CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: At Least 8 People Killed in Deadly Fire in Office Building Near Moscow, Russia [#MoscowBuildingFire #MoscowFire]

A big office building fire outside Moscow has claimed the lives of at least 8 people, according to the state-owned news outlet Tass.

According to emergency officials, only 1 person was rescued from the blazing building in Fryazino, located approximately 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) northeast of the capital.

A local emergency services official informed Tass that 2 persons died after jumping from a window, and 6 died when the interior of the office collapsed in the blaze.

Online video footage shows dense smoke billowing from the upper floors of the 8-story complex.

According to Tass, the building previously housed the Platan Research Institute and the defense industry.

However, a statement to the agency from Ruselectronics, a Russian-owned electronics company, stated that the facility has been privately owned since the 1990s.

According to Regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov, a 34-year-old male was brought to the hospital in serious condition, and 2 firefighters were also treated for injuries incurred in the blaze.

According to local emergency services, the man was the only person saved from the blaze.

According to emergency ministry authorities, more than 100 specialists and 2 helicopters were working to put out the fire.

It is unclear what caused he fire, but one eyewitness told Tass that it started on the 6th story and spread.

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