A total of 7 people died in a fire that occurred in the center of the Russian capital, in Komsomolskaya Square, local emergency services said.

The fire erupted at a warehouse close to the Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal on Sunday evening.

The fire was fully extinguished at 11:55 p.m. According to emergency services, over 40 units of equipment and more than 120 people, as well as a fire train, were involved in extinguishing the blaze. The causes of the fire include improper storage of goods and violation of fire safety rules, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia. A criminal case has been opened.