A fire started in a multi-storey business center in Baku, spreading to the lower floors of the building.

Report informs that, for now it is not possible to put off fire.

The Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov arrived in the scene.

12:49

A 33-storey skyscraper in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan is still under construction.

A fire had broken out in the skyscraper, with firefighters responding at the scene.

There are no immediate reports on casualties.

The footage, which has been released by one of the witnesses, shows a plume of smoke rising from the building.

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13:55

A fire broke out in a high-rise building in Baku’s Khatai district on Saturday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.

APA reports, fire engines and manpower of the ministry immediately arrived at the scene, the statement said.

Additional information will be provided.

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Firefighters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have managed to localize the fire that broke out in a high-rise building in Baku.

Fire-fighting efforts are underway.

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Ministry of Emergency Situation received information about the fire at about 12:10 p.m. The fire continued for more than three hours. The fire has been extinguished, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Etibar Mirzeyev.

According to him, 25 fire-fighting vehicles and nearly 100 personnel have been involved in the scene: ‘The fire continued for a long time due to water shortage. There is a congestion in the city and this made difficulty in arriving in the scene. ’

‘The cause of the fire is being investigated. The fire broke out on the 18th floor. No one was injured. Some media outlets report that somebody has thrown himself or herself. These reports are groundless. No fire-extinguished was poisoned’.

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A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Baku (currently not in use) on Yusif Safarov Street in Nasimi district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

According to the, currently fire brigades of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are taking measures to extinguish the fire.

Additional information will be provided.