A huge fire has engulfed a research center in Moscow that develops radio-electronic systems for Russia's Defense Ministry, videos circulating on social media show.The blaze at the Platan Research Institute, located in the town of Fryazino in the Moscow region, was reported by local media and several Russian Telegram channels, including Mash, which purports to have links to Russia's security services.
The Caution News Telegram channel published a video of a man waving to rescuers from the window of a burning building.Baza published a video showing huge plumes of black smoke engulfing the building. It said 'something exploded' in the research center.'The building is completely in smoke...the fire area is 3,500 square meters,' it said.The cause of the fire remains unclear and no casualties have been reported at the time of writing.