Moscow skyscraper will not collapse after huge fire
03.04.2012 11:21
A strong fire took place in the
skyscraper of Moscow City Business Center yesterday, April 2nd. The fire
occurred on top floors of the building that is said to be Europe's
tallest when finished. No injuries were reported.
The fire started on the 56th
floor of the Federation Tower. The tower is a part of the business
complex, which is still under construction on the banks of the Moskva
River about 1.5 miles west of the Kremlin.
The fire, about 880 feet above street
level, was believed to have started when plastic sheeting came in
contact with a spotlight illuminating a work area, The Associated Press
reports.
The fire started at about 8 p.m. on April 2nd, and was visible in most of Moscow's western area.
The Federation Tower skyscraper is to
reach 1,150 feet tall when completed. That would make it Europe's
tallest building, exceeding the current record-holder, the 990-foot City
of Capitals building in the same development as the Federation Tower,
and another building in the complex, the Mercury City Tower, which is to
reach 1,089 feet, The AP reports.
It was said on April 3rd that
the fire had not damaged the construction of the skyscraper, RIA
Novosti reports. The square of the fire reached 300 m2 on Monday. The
fire had been extinguished by 2:00 a.m. Tuesday.
There is no threat for the skyscraper to
collapse, officials said. "The solid constructions of the Federation
Tower were made from super-solid B-90 and B-100 concrete. They can
endure fire for more than four hours. Therefore, the construction of the
tower did not suffer from the fire," officials said.
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