17 die in fire at Russian military research facility

A helicopter drops water in a bid to tackle a fire in the Russian city of Tver (Vitaliy Smolnikov/Kommersant Publishing House via AP)

At least 17 people died in last week’s fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities have said.

The regional government in Tver, a city about 112 miles north-west of Moscow, said that so far only five of the victims had been identified.