Fire hits Russian Embassy in Manila, employees evacuated

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large fire has broken out at the Russian Embassy in the Philippine capital, prompting the evacuation of employees and their families but causing no injuries. The Philippine Bureau of Fire Protection said investigators are trying to determine the cause of the hours-long fire, which started on the second floor of the embassy in the financial district of Makati city in metropolitan Manila on Friday night and left more than 100 million pesos ($2 million) in damages. More than a dozen firetrucks helped to extinguish the blaze in the upscale and tightly guarded Dasmarinas village, where several embassies and diplomatic residences are located.