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Fire breaks out in Miller's Mansion in St. Petersburg

01 October 2026 22:55 (UTC +04:00)

An 18th-century mansion is burning on St. Isaac's Square in St. Petersburg, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations press service told TASS, APA reports.

"A fire report was received at 3 Isaakievskaya Square, Admiralty District. An open fire is engulfing a four-story building," the ministry said. The address is the mansion of architect Miller.

According to emergency services, the fire has engulfed all floors of the building and could threaten neighboring buildings. The fire has reached 2,000 square meters, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. The agency previously reported that the fire was burning on 450 square meters. The fire's severity has been raised to level 3. The firefighting team has been increased to 125 firefighting vehicles and 25 pieces of equipment.

There have been no reports of casualties. The Admiralty District Prosecutor's Office of St. Petersburg is overseeing the investigation into the cause and circumstances of the fire. The exact cause will be determined based on the results of a fire safety investigation.

By order of the Chairman of the KGIOP, the "K. L. Miller Mansion and Apartment Building" has been included in the Unified State Register as a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The façades of the mansion and apartment building on Isaac's Square and Yakubovich Street, designed in eclectic style with elements of Italian Renaissance, have been preserved in accordance with the original design of 1879. The building retains its residential function.