Firemen work at the site of a fire in Moscow,Russia, Aug. 27, 2016. At least 16 people were killed and four others injured in a warehouse fire in northeastern Moscow, local media reported on Saturday. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
MOSCOW, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people, all Kyrgyz nationals, were killed and four others injured in a warehouse fire in northeastern Moscow, local media reported Saturday.
The injured have been hospitalized, while 12 people were rescued, the RIA Novosti news agency said, citing an unnamed source.
Preliminary information indicated that the fire was caused by the defect of a light fixture in one of the warehouse sections, and the victims might have lost their way in the heavy smoke when the fire took place, the Interfax news agency quoted local officials as saying.
The fire has been put out, and Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation.
