Huge Fire At Moscow Warehouse Leaves 17 Dead
MEP: At least 17 people have lost their lives after a massive fire erupted in a warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said.
The fire at the printing warehouse happened early Saturday.
The Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow said in a statement: “As the fire was being extinguished, the staff found a room cut off by the fire.
“In consequence of the fire at the warehouse with typographic products 20 people suffered, including 17 killed and three more hospitalized,” the statement added.
Moscow authorities and law enforcement officials will look into the cause of the blaze, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin promised in a post on Twitter.
According to TASS news agency, police said the victims of the fire were likely labor migrants.
