"The firemen left for Crocus City Hall after they received a message that white smoke was coming from the roof of the building," the agency’s source said.

It is noted that 12 fire brigade went to the place of the alleged state of emergency.

Earlier, the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev told what caused the fire near CHP-27 in the Moscow region Mytischi.

Fire safety expert Konstantin Kuznetsov, in an interview with the site "Moscow 24" commented on the incident.