Dormitory Fire Kills 28 People
A fire killed at least 28 people and injured 78 at a Moscow dormitory housing foreign students, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. The fire burned part of a five-story dormitory belonging to the Patrice Lumumba Friendship of Peoples University, the ministry said.
Interfax news agency said the dead and injured included citizens of China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and several African countries. Injuries included burns and smoke inhalation, the ministry said. Interfax said some people suffered broken limbs when they jumped from windows to escape.
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