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Russia’s emergency service reports fire near airport: RIA
Russia’s emergency service said early on Thursday that an auto repair shop caught fire in Domodedovo outside Moscow near one of the major Russian airports, RIA news agency reported.
💥 Tonight, a massive explosion in Domodedovo in Moscow, where a Ukrainian drone was shot down by Russian air defense the previous night. Eyewitnesses reported active air defense again, so quite likely a successful drone strike. https://t.co/ZwNKxruJNs pic.twitter.com/XW1Z4ui5jN
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) August 9, 2023
“The size of the fire is 1,000 square meters,” RIA quoted the statement.
Two explosions were heard before the fire, according to posts on Russian social media.