Emergency Ministry: At Least 16 Dead in #Moscow Warehouse Fire

Local Editor

At least 16 people perished in a fire that broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said.

A police source told Russian news agencies that the victims were likely migrants from former Soviet republics and that the warehouse belonged to a local printing company.

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Twitter that the city would probe the incident.

The cause of the blaze remains unknown. A criminal investigation was launched to determine whether it erupted due to arson or negligence.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team