The cause of the yacht fire on the banks of the Moskva River was an industrial hair dryer.

The cause of the yacht fire in the north-west of Moscow was an industrial hair dryer, which was used during repair work. This was reported by a source of Izvestia.

"As a result of the incident, a man who helped with repairs was injured — he was hospitalized with shoulder burns," the source said.

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The People's Front announced that civil servants were being forced to fight fire, but the volunteer units did not confirm the information.

The fire engulfed three yachts at the pier near Stroginsky Bridge on the evening of March 30. One victim of the fire was examined by doctors. The fire was extinguished by rescuers. According to the source, the damage caused to the two vessels is estimated at 10 million and 12 million rubles.

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