Izvestia reports that, according to the information of the company owner of the "Apart Group" building, the cause of the fire was the fire of the electrical wiring.

The source told RIA Novosti: "According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire is spontaneous combustion of old electrical wiring on the seventh floor, where reconstruction work has not yet begun".

The interlocutor also noted that no one was injured in the fire, all the people from the building were evacuated. Now work is continuing on the analysis of debris in the place of ignition. The fire is eliminated.

It is noted that as a result of the incident in the center of Moscow, a traffic jam of two kilometers. Drivers are advised to travel this part of the road along other streets.