Blaze at Moscow Fireworks Warehouse Injures 4

Blaze at Moscow Fireworks Warehouse Injures 4
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry helicopter dumps water on fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, on June 19, 2021. Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo
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MOSCOW—A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.

Three firefighters and a warehouse employee were injured and one firefighter was hospitalized.