3 Apr 2016 12:10

No one hurt in Defense Ministry fire, fire could have been caused by bad wiring - source

MOSCOW. April 3 (Interfax) - Seven people have been evacuated from the Defense Ministry building in central Moscow, where a fire has occurred, a source in the emergency services told Interfax.

"The epicenter of the fire was on the third floor. Seven people were led from the burning floor, none of them were hurt," the source said.

An interdepartmental group is now working on the site, the fire is being extinguished, he said.

The source said the fire could have been caused by bad wiring.

There are no official statements on the causes of the fire so far.