Traffic is blocked near the burning Miller mansion in St. Petersburg

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation extinguish a fire in the historical mansion of F. L. Miller on St. Isaac's Square in St. Petersburg

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation extinguish a fire in the historical mansion of F. L. Miller on St. Isaac's Square in St. Petersburg

Traffic is blocked near the burning Miller mansion on St. Isaac's Square in the center of St. Petersburg.

Rescuers continue to extinguish the fire, while the fire is burning inside the building.

St. PETERSBURG, October 1 – RIA Novosti. Traffic is blocked near the burning Miller mansion on St. Isaac's Square in the center of St. Petersburg, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

So, near St. Isaac's Cathedral there are currently several trolleybuses.

Rescuers continue to put out the fire. You can see many fire trucks around the burning mansion, and special towers are also used during the fire extinguishing process.

According to the correspondent's observation, the burning is taking place inside the building, reflections of the fire are visible in the windows. Heavy smoke rises from the mansion.

As reported by the city department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, on Thursday evening there was a fire in a residential building on St. Isaac's Square, 3. The historic Miller mansion, built in the second half of the 18th century, is located at this address. The fire area is 2 thousand square meters.