Fire Hits Museum Kampa in Prague, Smoke Reaches Exhibitions

Fire Hits Museum Kampa in Prague, Smoke Reaches Exhibitions
Smokes rises from a technical building of the Kampa Museum in Prague, Czech Republic, on July 15, 2020.Petr David Josek/AP Photo
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PRAGUE—A fire broke out at a modern art museum Wednesday in the heart of the Czech capital, officials said.

Electrical cables caught fire at one of Museum Kampa’s building, sending acrid smoke across the nearby Vltava River, Prague firefighters spokesman Martin Kavka said.