Death Toll In Residential Building Fire In Moscow Rises To 7 - Emergency Services

Death Toll in Residential Building Fire in Moscow Rises to 7 - Emergency Services

The body of the seventh victim of a fire in a residential building located in the center of Moscow has been discovered, a representative of the city's emergency services told Sputnik on Monday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th February, 2019) The body of the seventh victim of a fire in a residential building located in the center of Moscow has been discovered, a representative of the city's emergency services told Sputnik on Monday.

Earlier on Monday, a fire broke out in the house located at Nikitsky Boulevard. It was extinguished at 5:09 a.m. local time (02:09 GMT).

"The remains of the seventh victim have been found," the representative said.

He added that it was yet to establish the victim's gender.

Earlier reports suggested that six people, including a child, had died as a result of the incident.