A harrowing situation is unfolding in the Moscow region as firefighters battle a fierce blaze at the Platan Research Institute in Fryazino. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) reports that nine individuals are potentially trapped inside the burning administrative buildingç Ednews reports.
First responders arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke billowing from the fifth floor of the eight-story structure.
Rescue teams have already successfully evacuated one person using a rescue ladder.
