INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two people were injured after a fire ripped through a 10-story business center in western Moscow on Friday, authorities said.The blaze was
put out after more than 120 people were evacuated, the emergencies ministry said.Footage showed massive flames and billowing plumes of smoke
as firefighters battled the blaze."At 12:32 (09:32 GMT) the fire was fully extinguished," the emergencies ministry said in a statement on
messaging app Telegram.The ministry said earlier that "more than 120 people had been rescued from the burning building."Moscow Mayor Sergei
Sobyanin said that two people required medical help and one of them was treated on the spot."Their lives are not in danger," Sobyanin said
in a statement.The blaze covered an area of 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet), the ministry said, adding that 180 people and 41
pieces of equipment battled the fire.Fires are a frequent occurence in Russia and are often due to non-compliance with safety standards or
the dilapidated state of the premises.
