ARKHANGELSK, Russia, May 6 (UPI) -- Russia's Sutyagin House, once the world's tallest wooden house, has been destroyed in a fire, officials said Sunday.
The fire started Saturday night at a nearby bath house and spread to the wooden structure, RIA Novosti reported.
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"Strong winds spread the fire to the wooden skyscraper and completely engulfed it," an emergencies department official said.
The 13-story, 144-foot-tall house was built in Arkhangelsk in 1992 by local entrepreneur Nikolai Sutyagin.
In 2008, local authorities condemned the wooden building as a fire hazard and ordered it destroyed. In late 2008, the wooden tower was pulled down, leaving four stories intact.
