Overview
- The blaze began in a first-floor restaurant kitchen, with the alert logged at 10:33 local time (03:33 MSK).
- Fifty-seven people evacuated on their own before firefighters arrived, according to the building’s administration.
- Open flames were knocked down across roughly 30 square meters as crews conducted soaking and hotspot control.
- Five vehicles and 19 personnel from the emergency service responded to the incident.
- Rescuers saved a man seen on a ninth-floor balcony in social media footage, and prosecutors are examining compliance and the cafe’s placement as the cause is investigated.