# Capitol Towers fire in Moscow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374 "2022-07-04T04:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/1 "2022-07-04T04:54:38Z")
Damn, the video brings back some bad memories. Accident or sabotage? [https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1543676523747676162?t=EV2XRicRBQW\_ZgQgXhpI7A&s=19](https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1543676523747676162?t=EV2XRicRBQW_ZgQgXhpI7A&s=19) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/2 "2022-07-04T05:06:22Z")
No doubt conspiracy theories will flourish - and the regime has [capitalised on such events before](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings). ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/3 "2022-07-04T05:12:51Z")
NB this is not a current event - the Twitter post refers to a news article about a fire on 3 **June** , ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/4 "2022-07-04T05:13:43Z")
Oops. Sorry about that ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/5 "2022-07-04T14:23:33Z")
No, [this article](https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1635001/putin-news-russia-capital-towers-fire-skyscraper-moscow-belgorod-missile-attack) from The Daily Express says the fire occurred today, 4 July 2022. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/6 "2022-07-05T06:30:53Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > this is not a current event - the Twitter post refers to a news article about a fire on 3 **June** , Where is the June date given? ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/7 "2022-07-05T08:43:35Z")
When I posted yesterday the Twitter link showed a link to a 3 June article about another fire. Now I see video of the newer fire at another building. Might have to do with Twitter having blocked some content as ‘adult content’ (really!) as I had not entered my DOB in my Twitter account until today. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374/8 "2022-07-05T09:31:30Z")
Aha. Are there dots to be joined, or not… > **[2022–23 Russian mystery fires](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_mystery_fires)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The 2022–2023 Russian mystery fires are a series of unusual fires and explosions that have occurred since the invasion of Ukraine, which have not been formally explained. There have been many notable arson attacks on military recruitment offices in Russia since the beginning of the war, and there has been speculation that some of the fires or explosions have been the result of sabotage efforts by Ukraine.