Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out in central Moscow early on Thursday, an emergencies services spokesman said.
The blaze began in an empty administrative building in Marksistskaya Street and quickly spread to a neighboring nine-floor building belonging to a watch factory. The fire was estimated as covering up to 500 meters.
"Eleven people have been evacuated, and nine of them have been admitted to hospital," the spokesman said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established.
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti)
