Fire destroys top secret Russian files
The blaze at the base in Tambov, around 400 km southeast of Moscow, occurred in an intelligence agency building where classified documents of special importance to Russia were kept, RIA reported, quoting what it described as a high-ranking source in the local region's special services.
"The fire seriously affected the secret part, which contained documents of special importance to the state. According to preliminary information, the damage is assessed as very serious," the source was quoted by RIA as saying.
Interfax news agency also carried a report of the fire at the local headquarters of the intelligence directorate of the General Staff.
The blaze broke out at about 10.00am local time and took 17 fire fighting units to bring under control, Russian news agencies reported.
Around 400 square metres were destroyed, with two officers and three conscripts killed and seven more injured.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. Source
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