At least eight people died in a fire in a hostel in the south of Moscow.
"It was established that eight people died in the fire, three more are currently being examined by a doctor. Rescuers continue to clear the rubble. The fire engulfed three rooms and a hallway on a total area of 150 square meters. It has already been extinguished," a source in the emergency services told TASS N1.
The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that eight people died in the fire, adding that the information about the fire, which broke out on the first floor of the building in the south of the Russian capital, was received at 23.58:00 Moscow time on Thursday and at 47:XNUMX Moscow time on Friday it was shut down.
A source in the emergency services said that firefighters rescued eight people from the fire, while 200 people were evacuated from the multi-storey building.
A group of experts arrived at the scene to determine the cause of the tragedy. The Russian Investigative Committee launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of the people.
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