The Ministry of Emergency Situations called the difficulties in extinguishing a fire in the building of the Military University

This is reported by TASS with reference to the city administration of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

“Putting out the fire is complicated by the structural features of the building - it is old, with wooden beams, voids, and dense smoke,” the statement said.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that there were no victims of the fire in the university building.