Fire in the Conservatory. Tchaikovsky extinguished – Kommersant

On the night of June 30, the fire started in the Conservatory building. Tchaikovsky in Moscow. In case of fire no one was hurt, firefighters managed to put out the fire for three hours. A large part of the premises and halls Conservatory fire was not affected.

The first reports about the fire came at about midnight in the MOE, to extinguish the fire started at 0:12. From the conservatory building on Nikitskaya evacuated 35 people, most of them – the workers to carry out repairs in the building. The fire started on the second floor of a four-storey building. Conservatory building was built in 1866, it has a lot of wooden floors, so there was a threat of fire spreading. Arrived at the scene 90 firefighters, Bolshaya Nikitskaya street temporarily blocked. However, after three hours the fire was localized, and by four in the morning completely extinguished. The total area of ​​the fire was 70 square meters.

The exact cause of the fire is unknown. “While previously we can say that we are considering several versions. Among them is a violation of

safety rules during repair work, short circuit and even smoking. But talking about the priority version is premature, “- said the source in law enforcement Tass. The inquiry officer will establish the reasons only after the complete elimination of the fire, he said. In turn, the source of “RIA Novosti” said that workers who were removed from a burning building, lived there in building a conservatory, and did not rule out that the cause of the fire was a cigarette butt thrown.

According to the head of EMERCOM Ilya Denisov, the fire broke out in the classroom, which is under renovation, partially fire reserve a room on the third floor. At the same time Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory, where these days is held the 15th International Competition. Tchaikovsky was not injured.

Anna Mogilev