Moscow TV Tower Fire Spreads, Nobody HurtA fire that broke out earlier Sunday at the world's second tallest TV tower in Moscow is spreading, but nobody was hurt.As a result, most television programs and radio broadcast have been knocked off the air in Moscow. All people have been evacuated from the tower and authorities are warning about possible malfunctions in communications at the frequencies used by medical services and the police. The fire was allegedly caused by a short circuit at a transmitter of a paging company. Many paging services have been suspended. The Ostankino TV and BC center, inaugurated in November 1967, is the second tallest freestanding building in the world, just after the one in Toronto, Canada. Weighing more than 55,000 tons, the structure is 540 meters tall. Visitors can reach the observation deck at 337 meters in 58 seconds by the elevator. There are three dining rooms below the observation deck. |
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