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High-rise residential building catches fire in Krasnodar, southern Russia, evacuation is underway (VIDEO) Fire burns down ENTIRE floor of high-rise residential building in Krasnodar, southern Russia, no casualties reported (VIDEO)
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An eight-story apartment block in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia, has been ravaged by blaze after its attic floor caught fire, which has been quickly spreading to the rest of the building. The evacuation is ongoing. An eight-story apartment block in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia, was ravaged by blaze after its wooden attic floor caught fire, prompting a mass evacuation. The incident did not lead to casualties or injuries.
Some 140 firefighters and 40 fire engines have been battling the fire, that has spread to the area of some 2,500 square meters., emergencies ministry reported on Sunday night.
Footage from the scene shows the fire devouring the uppermost floor of the apartment block, and plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the scorched building.
The fire ignited around 2:15 a.m local time at the attic floor of the high-rise, with the first fire crews arriving at the scene within six minutes after the incident was reported. The fire ignited around 2:15 a.m local time at the attic floor of the high-rise, with the first fire crews arriving at the scene within six minutes after the incident was reported. 
So far, some 300 people, who woke up to the flames ripping through their house in the middle of the night, have been evacuated. There have been no reports about injuries or casualties. Some 140 firefighters and 40 fire engines battled the blaze, that spread to the area of some 4,400 square meters by the time it was contained, nearly 4 hours later.
The evacuated residents will be taken by buses to a temporary shelter, located in a nearby school, the ministry said. Footage from the scene showed the fire devouring the uppermost wooden floor of the apartment block, and plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the burning building.
It’s so far unclear what had sparked the blaze. The blaze damaged 88 apartments, reducing the attic floor to the smoldering debris, Oleg Volynkin, head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry's Principal Directorate for the Krasnodar Region, told the media.
Some 300 people, who woke up to the flames ripping through the top of the house in the middle of the night, have been evacuated. There have been no reports about injuries or casualties.
The evacuated residents were taken to a temporary shelter, located in a nearby school.
While the investigation into the cause of the blaze is in its early stages, Volynkin said that it appears that the fire was caused by negligence.
The official noted that preliminary data suggests that there could have been more than one sources of the fire.
Kransnodar, sometimes referred to as an unofficial capital of the South of Russia (along with Rostov-on-Don), is located some 160 km from the Black Sea and some 1,350 km south of Moscow.Kransnodar, sometimes referred to as an unofficial capital of the South of Russia (along with Rostov-on-Don), is located some 160 km from the Black Sea and some 1,350 km south of Moscow.
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