Moscow's Novodevichy monastery is on fire

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The bell tower of Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent is on fire. The blaze is concentrated on scaffolds. The cause of the fire is unknown. It is one of top city attractions, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Numerous prominent people have been buried in its cemetery.

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Were they doing repairs? Scaffolding was mentioned. The fire could have been caused from construction. Like a blow torch. Hope the da.age will be contained and they won’t lose the whole structure.
 
State news agency RIA Novosti later reported that the fire had been almost completely extinguished.

Gavrilov declined to comment on the fire’s possible causes. But the city’s cultural heritage department told news agency Interfax that the renovation work on the tower was being conducted in violation of safety regulations, which likely caused the fire. The department had previously noted violations but could not dismiss the construction contractor because the convent is under federal control.

Russia’s deputy culture minister, Grigory Perumov, said those working on the tower had finished at 11am on Sunday and had turned off the electricity sources at the site, news site Ekho Moskvy reported. A spokesperson for the company overseeing renovations, Stroikomplekt, said workers had been gold-plating the tower’s cupola.

theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/15/russia-fire-breaks-out-at-novodevichy-convent-bell-tower-in-moscow
 
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