A large fire broke out early on May 30 in the eastern part of Moscow in a production building and a warehouse, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Telegram. The fire that broke out on Martenovskaya Street has engulfed an area of about 22,000 square meters, the ministry said, and 120 firefighters and 40 fire engines were working to contain the fire. Efforts to extinguish the fire are being complicated by the existence of containers with flammable liquid inside the building, it said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. To read the original story by Curent Time, click here.
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