Fire breaks out at Russian embassy in Philippines

Fire in the building of the Russian Embassy in ManilaMOSCOW, Feb. 4 The fire broke out on Friday at the Russian Embassy in the capital Philippines Manila, the Inquirer reported, citing the Philippine fire department. According to it, the fire was brought under control within an hour. No other details are given. Earlier, the Rappler online publication published a video of the burning roof of a building, allegedly at the Russian embassy, ​​in the Makati metropolitan area. The Foreign Ministry confirmed that a fire had occurred in the building of the Russian embassy in Manila. «On February 4, a fire broke out in the building of the Russian embassy in Manila. Fire service vehicles quickly arrived at the scene. There were no casualties,» the ministry said. According to the agency, the consequences of the fire are now being eliminated.