In the center of Moscow, burning the Stalinist skyscraper
In Moscow on the street Kalanchevskaya, d. 21/40, in the three stations square off hotel "Leningrad."
The duty security guard, call the remote "01", reported that on the first floor there is smoke. However, Ekho Moskvy reported on fire on the upper floors of the building. Go to the hotel left 20 fire brigades.
At present the hotel Leningradskaya is under construction. Details of the incident are being investigated.
Hotel "Leningrad" was built in 1949-1953gg. designed by architect L. Polyakova. The building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers. The height of the hotel - 136 m. The building has 28 floors.
Moscow city government owns a 30% stake in the Hotel Leningradskaya, 70% - JSC Sadko Hotel.
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