Moscow: fire breaks out at Novodevichy Convent

Reports suggest renovation work on the heritage site, involving wooden scaffolding, was conducted in violation of safety regulationsThe bell tower of Moscow’s historic Novodevichy convent, a Unesco world heritage site and the burial place of many prominent figures, has been threatened by a fire that broke out on Sunday night. Flames from construction scaffolding around the bell tower, which has been under renovation, rose high above the Moscow skyline as firefighters struggled to protect one o