A Russian government building has gone up in flames on July 10. Huge plumes of black thick smoke could be seen rising from the building, a district court located on Pobeda Street in the Russian resort city of Sochi.

Russian news outlets reported the fire spread through the building, engulfing an area as big as 6,458 square feet.

The fire started on the third floor of the building, news outlet SHOT wrote on Telegram.

The cause of the fire has not been reported.

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