Russian 9/11 Without the Terrorists and Planes

February 13, the beloved and historical the Pravda complex was severly burnt. The history of this building goes back to tthe 1930's. It was the home to the propanganda of the Soviet Communist Party Committee. It was a work place for many newpapers and other news covering literature. The fire broke out at 10:30 a.m. in the computer techicans room. No one was killed, but a hand full had to hospitalized. Many employees claim to not have noticed nor heard any sounds indicating fire. The cafeteria workers had to stay in the complex a little longer than the other workers. Others were in the cold, Russian winter with a light sweater on only. People say the complex will be rebuilt to look the same, because it was a historical monument and it was the prime example of the city's (Moscow) constructivist architecture. As you can tell it was a tragic day, not nearly close to the tragedy felt on 9/11, but that title was only to get your attention. Full story from: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/02/14/001.html

The story seems very sad. When I saw the picture shown , I was reminded of 9/11. The story was tragic, but I found it so interesting to know that a lot of publicators were stationed there. No worries though, many publicators have other places ot work out of. I found the cafeteria dishwasher, Nikolai Afanasyev a very interesting man. He complained of the nasty feeling that all the smoke gave him and of course that is quite understandable. But what was funny was he complained but in the report it stated also that he recovered with a cigarette and some cognac, brought to him by a coworker.