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| 17 dead in huge fire at Moscow warehouse (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
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| Sixteen people have been confirmed dead since a fire engulfed a warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said. One of the victims sent to hospital has died there, the Moscow mayor said. | |
| “As the fire was being extinguished, the staff found a room cut off by the fire,” the press service of the Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow region told TASS. | “As the fire was being extinguished, the staff found a room cut off by the fire,” the press service of the Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow region told TASS. |
| “Fire-fighters broke through the wall and found 16 bodies there,” it said. | “Fire-fighters broke through the wall and found 16 bodies there,” it said. |
| Moscow authorities and law enforcement officials will look into the cause of the blaze, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin promised in a post on Twitter. | Moscow authorities and law enforcement officials will look into the cause of the blaze, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin promised in a post on Twitter. |
| “А fire occurred on Altyevskoye highway. Unfortunately, there are a lot of victims. We’ll be investigating with the law enforcement bodies.” | “А fire occurred on Altyevskoye highway. Unfortunately, there are a lot of victims. We’ll be investigating with the law enforcement bodies.” |
| The Emergencies Ministry has reported that twelve people were rescued from the fire. | The Emergencies Ministry has reported that twelve people were rescued from the fire. |
| “Preliminary data suggests that all of the victims were migrant workers who worked and lived at the warehouse,” a law enforcement source told TASS. | “Preliminary data suggests that all of the victims were migrant workers who worked and lived at the warehouse,” a law enforcement source told TASS. |
| All victims died in their sleep, due to inhaling toxic fumes from the fire, according to a source cited by RIA Novosti news agency. | |
| One of the victims sent to hospital has died there, Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin posted on Twitter. |