MOSCOW, December 6 Fire in the building of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov on an area of 100 square meters was localized, no one was injured, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported.
Earlier, the city GUME reported that a fire occurred on the 1st floor, people were evacuated. The prosecutor's office of the Admiralteysky district of St. Petersburg is establishing all the circumstances.
«The fire is localized to an area of 100 square meters. There are no dead or injured,» the message says.
It was previously reported that investigations are currently underway work on the restoration of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov is one of the most famous music universities in the world and the first higher educational institution of professional music education in Russia. Founded in 1862 on the initiative of the Imperial Russian Musical Society.