Five dead in downtown Moscow fire

MOSCOW. January 8. KAZINFORM Five people died in a fire in downtown Moscow's dilapidated building early on Saturday, police said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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"Firefighters discovered the bodies of five people who are believed to have been suffocated by smoke," a police spokesman said.

The victims were most likely homeless. An investigation is underway; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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