3 Russian consulate said closure would hurt Russian and American citizens. CLOSURE WOULD HURT CITIZENS: RUSSIAN CONSULATEIn a statement posted on Facebook, the Russian consulate said the closure would hurt both Russian and American citizens needing its services. But the State Department said as of Saturday, access to the consulate will only be granted with State Department permission. It had no comment on the black smoke coming from the embassy in San Francisco, which triggered a visit from the San Francisco Fire Department. In addition to Consul Sergey Petrov, the consulate's website showed 13 other Russian officials working at the San Francisco post.

Source: India Today September 02, 2017 00:52 UTC