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The blaze broke out shortly after 8 p.m. at the Miller Mansion in central St. Petersburg, across from St. Isaac's Cathedral, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. By Friday morning, the mansion was completely (https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/02/76674136/)  burned out  .  Emergency services (https://78.mchs.gov.ru/deyatelnost/press-centr/operativnaya-informaciya/5835649)  raised  the alarm to a 3-alarm fire as flames spread across 2,000 square meters (21,500 square feet) of the main building and reached the roof of an adjoining structure.   A major fire swept through a 19th-century landmark in central St. Petersburg on Thursday evening, destroying large sections of a historic mansion.Read more: (https://t.co/9tziMuz8AE) https://t.co/9tziMuz8AE (https://t.co/nMxq1vApF4) pic.twitter.com/nMxq1vApF4  — The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) (https://x.com/MoscowTimes/status/2105965478355366084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) October 2, 2026    Authorities reported no injuries or deaths. Firefighters brought the flames under control overnight.  Investigators (https://vk.ru/wall-134708800_26855)  suspect  welding work being conducted inside without proper safety precautions set off the fire.  The St. Petersburg branch of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry (https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/02/76673821/)  said  the building’s old wooden floorboards, interior partitions and concealed wall cavities allowed the fire to travel rapidly between floors.  “We always consider every lead, starting with aliens,” spokesman Andrei Litovka (https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/02/76673821/)  told  reporters late on Thursday.  Originally built in the late 18th century and redesigned in 1880 with Italian Renaissance-style facades, the protected heritage building had been scheduled for a major overhaul.  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