The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the incident took place at the Grand Setun Plaza Business Center in western Moscow.
The building was evacuated, with the business center employees being taken to safety, but there were fears earlier that people might have been trapped on the upper floors. The Russian emergency services said earlier Friday:"In Moscow, the fire is being eliminated in ZAO, st. Gorbunov. Upon the arrival of the first units, it was established that a fire was taking place in the administrative building. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties, information on the area is being specified. 86 people and 16 pieces of equipment are working at the scene of the fire.
Ka-32 helicopters were reportedly deployed to the scene of the fire as well, with emergency officials saying:"Aviation was involved at the scene of the fire. There are 3 helicopters, 2 of them - EMERCOM of the Russian Federation."