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Fire at former brewery in Moscow contained

Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

A fire that erupted at a former beer brewery in Moscow in the early hours of Thursday has already been contained, said the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

"The fire erupted Thursday at 1:39 a.m. local time (2039 GMT)," said the committee.

Earlier reports said that the fire raged over an area of 5,500 square meters in a three-story wooden building of the former brewery in western Moscow.

Emergencies authorities said that over 160 personnel were involved in extinguishing the blaze. The fire led to a partial roof collapse, but there was no immediate report on casualties.

Preliminary investigation showed that electrical faults had caused the fire. Endi