G0.253 + 0.016 is a remarkable massive infrared dark cloud located within \sim 100 pc of the galactic center .
With a high mass of 1.3 \times 10 ^ { 5 } ~ { } M _ { \odot } , a compact average radius of \sim 2.8 pc and a low dust temperature of 23 K , it has been believed to be a yet starless precursor to a massive Arches-like stellar cluster .
We present sensitive JVLA 1.3 and 5.6 cm radio continuum observations that reveal the presence on three compact thermal radio sources projected against this cloud .
These radio sources are interpreted as HII regions powered by \sim B0.5 ZAMS stars .
We conclude that although G0.253 + 0.016 does not show evidence of O-type star formation , there are certainly early B-type stars embedded in it .
We detect three more sources in the periphery of G0.253 + 0.016 with non-thermal spectral indices .
We suggest that these sources may be related to the galactic center region and deserve further study .