"The corpses of eight colleagues have been found in the main area where the search was located," the statement said. Eight Russian firefighters were killed as they battled a blaze at a warehouse in eastern Moscow, authorities said Friday, in the latest deadly fire to hit the city. The emergency workers who were killed were among the first to arrive on the scene and helped evacuate 100 workers from the warehouse, officials said. They were battling flames on the roof of the building when it collapsed, the emergency services said. The fire is the latest deadly inferno to claim lives in the Russian capital, where safety standards are often lax.

Source: The Hindu September 23, 2016 07:07 UTC