Fire Engulfs Central St. Petersburg Cinema Building

S. PETERSBURG, April 28 – A fire broke out on the top floor of a five-story building on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, and 25 people have been evacuated from the danger zone, reports the headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

According to the administration, the message about the fire in the building at 67 Nevsky Prospekt was received at 20.26 Moscow time.

The fire was liquidated at 21.25 Moscow time by 25 specialists and five pieces of equipment. There were no reports of injuries.

According to the Yandex.Maps service, the building on Nevsky Prospekt 67 houses, in particular, the Khudozhestvenny cinema. As indicated by the News Agency in the cinema, it is currently operating as usual.