Overview

• The blaze broke out in a three‑storey administrative facility on Volgogradsky Prospekt in the city’s southeast.
• The affected area expanded from an initial estimate of about 300 square meters before firefighters achieved localization.
• Emergency services deployed more than 70 personnel and 24 units of equipment to contain the incident.
• Partial structural failure was recorded as a section of the roof collapsed across 200 square meters.
• Authorities say casualty information remains preliminary as response and damage assessment continue.