- Title: Historical nunnery burns in Moscow
- Date: 26th August 2019
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (AUGUST 26, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OFF FIRE ON ROOF OF NUNNERY NUNNERY / PEOPLE WATCHING ON ROAD SIDE VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AT FIRE ENGINE FIRE ENGINE AT ENTRANCE TO NUNNERY, RESCUERS WALKING INSIDE SMOKE BEHIND CROSS RESCUERS WALKING INSIDE NUNNERY BELL TOWER (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF RESCUERS PUTTING OFF FIRE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) INTERIM HEAD OF MOSCOW EMERGENCIES' MINISTRY, SERGEI ZHELTOV, SAYING: "This is an old two-story building used for living. By 19:50 the fire has been localised on 200 square meter's area. At the moment the extinguishing of this fire is almost complete. On site, there are 17 vehicles and 56 rescuers. Casualties have been excluded." RESCUERS AT FIRE ENGINE VARIOUS OF RESCUE OPERATION ICON ON BELL TOWER
- Embargoed: 9th September 2019 19:57
- Keywords: Russia Rozhdestvensky Convent Convent of Nativity of Theotokos nunnery convent fire Moscow fire
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA001ATUWKZR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: One of the oldest Moscow nunneries constructed in the 14th century caught fire late on Monday (August 26).
The fire started on the top floor of a dormitory of the Rozhdestvensky Convent also called Convent of Nativity of Theotokos and spread to almost 400 square meters.
Emergency workers said there were no casualties.
Investigation has begun on what caused the fire and how much damage has been done to the historical building.
Russian media reported that the cause may have been ongoing reconstruction works.
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