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Fire ripped through the top of a part-built skyscraper on Monday that is set to become Europe's tallest building and form the pinnacle of Moscow's new business district under plans to turn the Russian capital into a global financial centre.
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A fire burns at the top of the Federation Tower complex in the "Moscow City" business district in central Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building, which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
A general view shows a fire burning in the Federation Tower complex of the "Moscow City" business district in Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building, which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A fire burns at the top of the Federation Tower complex in the "Moscow City" business district in central Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building, which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
A helicopter releases water onto a fire at the top of the Federation Tower complex in the "Moscow City" business district in central Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building, which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Emergency service workers watch as a fire burns at the top of the Federation Tower complex in the "Moscow City" business district in central Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
A helicopter releases water onto a fire at the top of the Federation Tower complex in the "Moscow City" business district in central Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casalties after a fire broke out in the building which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Passers-by watch as a fire burns in the Federation Tower complex of the "Moscow City" business district in Moscow April 2, 2012. Local media reported no casualties after a fire broke out in the building, which is currently under construction. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov