Seven people were killed on Thursday after a fire broke out at a defense research institute in the Russian city of Tver, emergency services officials said in state-run media.
Other officials told state-run TASS that about 25 people also sustained injuries, with many jumping out of the windows of the three-story building while the fire was raging.
An Ambulance crew spokesman told state-run TASS that “some of the victims inhaled smoke, others had bruises and injuries, as people fled the fire and jumped from windows.”
The fire occurred at the Aerospace Defense Forces’ Central Research Institute, which operates under the Russian Defense Ministry, officials said. Online, video footage showed a fire raging and thick smoke emitting from the building.
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