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Moscow-region fire kills 11, injures four

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MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Eleven workers were killed Thursday in a blaze that destroyed six makeshift dormitories at a construction site in the Moscow Region, an emergencies official said.

"The fire started at 3.57 a.m. Moscow time [just before midnight GMT] ... sweeping through six makeshift metal shelters," the official said.

Four workers at the construction site of a new housing development received injuries and burns. Investigators have launched a probe into the causes of the tragedy.

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