At least three people are reported to be stuck on the roof of a hotel in Moscow being engulfed by flames.
The fire broke out on the roof of the Okhotnik hotel and business centre near the Vodny Stadion village, in Russia.
The incident reportedly prompted the evacuation of more than a hundred people from the building. But local reports suggest not everyone has left the hotel.
Pictures and videos circulating on the social media platform Telegram show three people rushing out on the roof huge flames and a thick black smoke rose from the building.
The Russian Telegram channel CHP Moscow 1 reported eyewitnesses saying to had heard a bang after the fire erupted.
Onlookers can see thick black smoke near the Vodny shopping centre, which is also closet o the hotel.
The nature of the fire is not yet known.
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