12 die in Moscow fire
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 12 people died early Tuesday in a fire at a market in southern Moscow, a police source said.
The blaze burned down a building being used as a living quarters for market vendors, the source said.
The blaze erupted at the market at about 04.50 a.m. and swept over 50 square meters.
The fire has been extinguished, the emergencies ministry said.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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