MOSCOW, March 23. /TASS/. Firefighters have extinguished the blaze in the Crocus City Hall, the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s regional office told TASS, which was also confirmed by the ministry’s central press service.

"At 7:18 p.m. [Moscow time] (4:18 p.m. GMT), it was said that the open burning had been eliminated," the Emergencies Ministry said.