- March 16, 2015
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In the center of Moscow on Sunday night, firefighters extinguished the blaze for several hours, absorbing scaffolding around the bell tower of the Novodevichy Convent. The fire was completely extinguished at 01:23 Moscow time, no one was hurt.
On the fire became known at 22:41 local time. As reported, initially lit up scaffolding tower, which soon collapsed. Fire started at the top of the bell tower.
By the monastery was strapped over a hundred firefighters and dozens of pieces of firefighting equipment. The area of the fire was about 300 square meters.
It is reported that no one was hurt. Inside the bell tower survived, but in some places has fallen plaster, told reporters the first deputy head of the emergency department at Moscow Alexander Gavrilov.
According to the Deputy Minister of Culture Perumova Gregory, who was quoted by Interfax, the bell tower was insured, and in case of damage everything will be restored.
The octagonal bell tower rises above the convent, founded in the XVI century and served in those days, a prison royal women. The monastery experienced many tumultuous historical events, in particular, has survived a fire during the occupation of Moscow Napoleon’s army in 1812, destroying much of the city.
Abode also known for its cemetery where many prominent figures of Russian history – Anton Chekhov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikita Khrushchev, Boris Yeltsin.
From afar noticeable flame fire lit up the center of Moscow at a time when many people were looking at a three-hour television documentary “Crimea. Way back home” in which President Vladimir Putin has told how he personally led the annexation of the peninsula last year.
President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin also planned for the first time to see this movie at this time.
Where Putin is not known, he did not appear to public more than a week, which gave rise to many rumors.
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