Six dead, including two children, in Moscow's hotel fire

Firefighters put out a fire in the building which houses the MKM hotel in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2023, in this still image taken from video. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Six people have died, including two children, after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Moscow's centre, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said late on Tuesday.

Nine people were injured in the fire and 200 were evacuated from the building, which houses a hotel, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging platform.