A major fire broke out at the Platan Research Institute in Fryazino, Moscow Region, Russia, on Monday, June 24, at least 9 people killed, Russian Telegram channels posted in this regard, Paralel.Az reports citing RBC Ukraine.

People are trapped inside the burning building.

The video shows several building floors engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke billowing from the windows.

Russian Telegram channels report that, according to preliminary information, the fire started on the fifth and sixth floors in the offices of the planning and design department.

It is worth noting that Platan is an enterprise in the radio-electronic defense industry. According to online sources, the company develops electron-beam devices, semiconductor lasers, and liquid crystal displays.