Russian media reports cited sources in emergency services on March 17 as saying that the death toll has risen to four in a fire that broke out the previous day in the compound of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, which is located close to Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions where fierce fighting between invading Russian troops and Ukraine's armed forces is taking place. According to the reports, five people were hospitalized and rescue work continues. Earlier reports said one person was killed and two injured in the fire. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.
Death Toll Rises To Four In Fire At Russian FSB Compound Near Ukrainian Border
Russian police attend the scene of the deadly fire in Rostov-on-Don on March 16.