ST. PETERSBURG, April 4 (RIA Novosti) - The Frunze Higher Naval College in St. Petersburg, one of Russia's top military academies, is on fire, a regional emergencies ministry official said on Saturday.
"Preliminary reports say the roof of the building is on fire, with heavy smoke observed," the official said, adding that the alarm was sounded at around 10:20 a.m. Moscow time.
The college was founded by Peter the Great in 1701 and is one of the oldest naval officer schools in the world. It is still centered in the original building.
