Interfax said some people leapt from the upper floors of the eight-story building to escape the flames. Fourteen people were injured.
Prosecutors said they will investigate why the building's fire escapes were blocked by metal grates.
(Reuters)
Some people reportedly leapt from the burning office building in Vladivostok (ITAR-TASS) 16 January 2006 – Nine people are reported to have died in a fire in the port city of Vladivostok, on Russia's Pacific coast.
Prosecutors said they will investigate why the building's fire escapes were blocked by metal grates.
(Reuters)