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Two Moscow Fires: 13 Dogs Die at Shelter, Roof Collapses at East-Side Administrative Building

Prosecutors have ordered a fire-technical review to determine the shelter blaze's cause.

Overview

  • A nighttime fire broke out at an animal shelter on ulitsa Zorge in north Moscow, where 13 dogs were found dead, according to the city prosecutor's office.
  • The Savelovskaya interdistrict prosecutor's office is supervising the shelter case, with a fire-technical examination pending to establish the cause.
  • A separate blaze occurred at an administrative three-story building at ulitsa 9 Maya, dom 8 in east Moscow, leading to a partial roof collapse, the city EMERCOM reported.
  • About 50 responders and 16 units of equipment worked to extinguish the east Moscow fire, and preliminary information indicated no human injuries.
  • Yandex.Maps lists public baths in the affected administrative building, and officials have not yet announced causes for either incident.