MOSCOW, December 24 (Itar-Tass) — A large fire at a food storehouse in eastern Moscow has been extinguished, head of the press service of the capital department of the Ministry for Emergencies Yevgeny Bobylev told Itar-Tass.

A signal of a fire in the 2nd Irtyshsky By-Street was received at 06.00. The fire area at the storehouse, located in two buildings, is 2,000 square metres. The roofing virtually caved in completely.

There are no casualties. A total of 16 firefighting teams were involved in extinguishing the fire. The causes of the fire are being established