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Fire engulfs Moscow business center, people feared trapped

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MOSCOW (AP) — At least least two people have been rushed to hospital after a massive fire engulfed a business center in western Moscow amid fears that several people could still be be trapped inside. Russian emergency officials scrambled 180 firefighters and equipment to deal with the fire that broke out Friday. Russia’s newly-appointed emergencies minister went to the site to oversee firefighting efforts. Officials said 125 people were rescued from the building, and crews searched for anyone else who might still be inside. Authorities didn’t cite a possible cause of the fire. Russian news reports pointed to a short circuit as the likely cause of the blaze.

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