Eight firefighters have been killed in a major fire in Moscow, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.<br /><br /> Their bodies were discovered in the rubble left after the fire was put out this morning.<br /><br /> A spokesman said those who died had been on the roof of the building trying to put out the fire when it collapsed. <br /><br /> “We mourn our comrades. Thanks to them, 100 employees have been saved from the warehouse which was on fire,” said Andrei Mishchenko, Deputy Head of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow.<br /><br /> Earlier it was reported that contact with the eight who died had been lost as they battled the fire.<br /><br /> Russian media reports say 160 firefighters from 40 units were deployed to the scene in the east of the capital. <br /><br /> The fire is said to have taken hold in a large warehouse containing plastic materials on Thursday night.<br /><br /> Officials in Moscow say a criminal investigation has been opened.<br />
