17 dead in huge fire at Moscow warehouse

Seventeen people have been confirmed dead since a fire engulfed a printing office warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, TASS agency reported on August 27.

“One of the victims sent to hospital has died there,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin added.

According to the message, the dead are all believed to be migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan.

The fire was reported to have been caused by a faulty lamp, the message said.

The fire broke out at the warehouse of the printing house, situated at Altyevskoye highway.