Smoke Spotted At Russian Ministry Of Defense In Central Moscow

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CNN: Russia denies fire at Ministry of Defense, says state media

Russia has denied reports of a fire at its Ministry of Defense building in central Moscow, according to state news agency TASS, after the agency cited emergency services saying that a blaze had broken out on the balcony. 

“A fire broke-out on a balcony at the Ministry of Defense building on Frunzenskaya Naberezhnaya,” TASS initially quoted an emergency services source as saying, also noting that emergency services are working at the scene. 

Local officials later said a fire had not been detected at the building, TASS reported. 

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Update: Fire at Russian Defense Ministry Sparks Speculation (Newsweek)  

WNU Editor: That certainly looks like a fire.