“According to the updated information, the area of ​​the fire increased to 1.5 thousand square meters.

m. 15 people were evacuated from the building, ”TASS reports the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Earlier it was reported that a fire broke out in a residential building on Ligovsky Prospekt in the historical center of St. Petersburg.

It was noted that there is a threat of fire spread.