Death Toll From Fire in Central Moscow Rises to Seven
/ Go to the mediabankSmoke rises into the air near Komsomolskaya Square in central Moscow, Russia. / Go to the mediabankMOSCOW (Sputnik) – A total of seven people died in a fire that occurred in the center of the Russian capital, in Komsomolskaya Square, local emergency services told Sputnik.The fire erupted at a warehouse close to the Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal on Sunday evening.”Seven deaths have been confirmed,” an emergencies spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday morning.The fire was contained at 6:20 p.m. local time (15:20 GMT) on Sunday and was fully extinguished at 11:55 p.m. According to emergency services, over 40 units of equipment and more than 120 people, as well as a fire train, were involved in extinguishing the blaze.The causes of the fire include improper storage of goods and violation of fire safety rules, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia. A criminal case has been opened.