By Katie Stallard, Russia Correspondent
Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov has attributed a massive fire in the region's tallest skyscraper to "God's will".
The clock tower is part of the Grozny City complex in the Chechen Republic He has promised to rebuild the showcase building in Grozny "even better and more beautiful".
Writing on his official Instagram account, the self-styled strongman ruler said: "Only the outer part of the building suffered and not the construction itself.
Firefighters attempt to tackle the blaze in the provincial capital Grozny "All necessary measures to preserve it were undertaken, but a fire happens according to the will of the almighty and against HIS will we are powerless.
"With God's help we will rebuild this building, which will be even better and more beautiful. We will use latest technologies and nearby there will be a complex of beautiful skyscrapers: Grozny City 2.
A witness films the raging fire engulfing the building "Most importantly, thank Allah, there were no human victims."
The 40-storey, 145m clock tower, named Olympus featured luxury apartments and a five-star hotel, and was the centrepiece of a modern development meant to symbolise the rebirth of the previously war-torn city under Mr Kadyrov's leadership.
Flames engulf the high-rise building (Pic: @zrmv) The complex was unveiled on the president's 35th birthday in 2011 at a ceremony attended by Hollywood actress Hillary Swank and violinist Vanessa Mae.
Earlier this year Mr Kadyrov presented Gerard Depardieu with the keys to a five-room apartment in the complex, after Vladimir Putin granted the French actor Russian citizenship.
A firefighter tackles the raging blaze A spokesman for the Chechen president said Mr Depardieu's apartment was in a different building and had not suffered any damage.
Speaking as fire-fighters tackled the massive blaze on Wednesday night, one eyewitness, Anzor, told Sky News: "Everything is falling off it, there are terrible sounds.
The complex includes luxury aprtments and a five-star hotel "I think the fire is getting stronger because the firemen can only extinguish the lower part of the building, but not the upper part - it sounds like it might fall soon.
"It's awful, this building was just built recently, it was beautiful - people had only just started buying flats here and today there is this fire.
Crowds gather to watch the towering inferno "I don't think the building was in use but some people had bought flats there and someone was living there."
Another eyewitness, Lema Zarmaev, described the scene: "There is a lot of people around and the firemen are trying to extinguish it but they are not succeeding so far.
All those inside the building reportedly managed to get out "It's burning quite quickly, but I don't think the fire will get to the next building because it's quite far apart."
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