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Collection At Moscow’s Pushkin Museum Undamaged By Fire


Fire Breaks Out At Moscow's Pushkin Museum
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A two-hour blaze at Moscow's Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has been extinguished with no damage to its historic private collections.

Emergency officials said the November 3 fire started on the roof of the two-story building near the Kremlin, but was contained by a crew of 10 firefighting teams.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, officials said.

Based on reporting by AP and TASS

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