17 die in fire at Russian military research facility

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17 Die In Fire At Russian Military Research Facility
A helicopter drops water in a bid to tackle a fire in the Russian city of Tver, © AP/Press Association Images
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By Associated Press Reporter

At least 17 people died in last week’s fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities have said.

The regional government in Tver, a city about 112 miles north-west of Moscow, said that so far only five of the victims had been identified.

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The blaze at the Central Research Institute for Air and Space Defence of the Russian Defence Ministry in Tver erupted on Thursday and it took authorities a day to put it out.


Firefighters hose down a burning building in the Russian city of Tver
Firefighters hose down a burning building in the Russian city of Tver (Vitaliy Smolnikov/Kommersant Publishing House via AP)

Officials previously said 27 people were injured and 13 of them were admitted to hospital.

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The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

The research institute was involved in the development of some of the state-of-the-art Russian weapons systems, reportedly including the Iskander missile.

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