Fire in Moscow apartment extinguished, residents rescued

A fire broke out in a first-floor apartment on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow.

It involved personal belongings and covered an area of five square metres.

The building has a cultural history and was home at different times to members of the Mikhalkov family and film director Vsevolod Pudovkin.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze and rescued people from upper floors.

The Moscow emergency service said four people, including a child, were rescued, while URA.RU reported that 10 people, including a child, were rescued.

The accounts differ on the number rescued, and the available information does not state what caused the fire or whether anyone was injured.