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The Miller mansion is located on St. Isaac's Square in the center of St. Petersburg and was built in the second half of the 18th century. The building was not in use at the time of the fire.
St. PETERSBURG, October 2 – RIA Novosti. The fire in the historic Miller mansion in the center of St. Petersburg has been extinguished, no one was injured, reports the city headquarters of the Russian Investigative Committee.
On Thursday evening, a fire occurred in an unused building at 3 St. Isaac's Square, where the historic Miller mansion, built in the second half of the 18th century, is located. The fire area was 2 thousand square meters. As reported by the State Emergency Service, the roof sheathing on an area of 250 square meters also burned in the adjacent building.

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