This is reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

“Upon the arrival of the first fire brigades, it was established that the fire occurred in one of the premises of the basement of the three-story administrative building of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences ... A total of 59 people were evacuated,” the statement says.

No one was injured in the accident.

By now, open burning has already been eliminated, pouring and disassembly of burnt structures is being carried out.

In July, five people were rescued from a burning apartment in Moscow.