Five injured in hotel fire in cosmonauts' town northeast of Moscow

MOSCOW. December 26. KAZINFORM At least five people were injured in a hotel fire in a cosmonauts' town northeast of Moscow early on Saturday, a local police source said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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The fire at the Orbita hotel occurred at about 8:00 a.m. [05:00 GMT] in Star City, a famous location just 25 km (16 miles) northeast of Moscow where cosmonauts have lived and trained since the 1960s.

Three injured people have already been hospitalized, and over 30 people have been evacuated, the source said; Kazinform cites  RIA Novosti.

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