Russian art experts fear dozens of works of art including religious icons may have been damaged or destroyed in a fire at an art center in Moscow but officials said on Friday it could take days to properly assess the damage caused by the blaze.
The fire, which claimed the lives of two firefighters, broke out at the Grabar All-Russian Art, Scientific and Restoration Center on Thursday. Emergency workers say new outbreaks of fire are still possible.
Russian Culture Ministry spokeswoman Natalya Uvarova said more than 400 art treasures from various Russian museums were in the building when the fire broke out.
