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Deadly house fire? Car burst into flames? Or maybe someone covered in gasoline and ignited? Anyone who dies in a fire or while on fire will find themselves here.
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This building was called Platan and was part of a research institute in Friazino near Moscow. It can be viewed on google maps. This is what typical office buildings built in Russia and eastern Europe during the communist era (1960s and 1970s) looked like. A reinforced concrete skeleton surrounded by a glass and aluminium façade, with lots of flammable finishes inside (fibreboard, ply-wood, PVC carpets, most of the synthetics without fire safety standards). In post-communist countries in the EU, most such buildings have been demolished or upgraded in accordance to modern fire protection requirements, or they are abandoned and awaiting refurbishment (they are considered life-threatening). This Russian building was not renovated, it looked like a ruin and was probably so inside. Poor people, their fate was sealed the moment the fire broke out. The flames cut off the exit to the corridor and stairs, their only escape route (can be seen for a moment - a concrete wall on the left of the video).
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