Moscow governor says fire at concert hall ‘mostly eliminated’ after deadly attack

A firefighting helicopter drops water on the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024. (Olga Maltseva/AFP)
A firefighting helicopter drops water on the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024. (Olga Maltseva/AFP)

MOSCOW — A fire at a Moscow concert hall following a gun attack that killed more than 60 people has been “mostly eliminated,” the Russian capital’s governor says.

“There are still some pockets of fire, but the fire has been mostly eliminated. Rescuers were able to enter the auditorium,” Moscow Governor Andrey Vorobyov says on Telegram.

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