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Firemen suppress fire in Moscow hotel, tenants evacuated

MOSCOW, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Firefighters evacuated the tenants of a
16-storied hotel building in the southwest of Moscow because of a short
circuit failure at around midnight on Monday.
The hotel located at 33, Ostrovityanova Street belongs to the Russian
Academy of Sciences.
"A short circuit failure of electric wiring in one of the rooms led to
a fire," law enforcers said.
According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties. The fire
has been suppressed. The firemen are examining the premises.

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