In Russia, eight Russian firefighters were killed as they battled a blaze at a warehouse in eastern Moscow. The bodies of the firemen were discovered after they lost contact as they fought to extinguish the huge blaze that started Friday evening at a plastics depot on the edge of the Russian capital, the emergency services ministry said in a statement.<br/><br/>The emergency workers who were killed were among the first to arrive on the scene and helped evacuate 100 workers from the warehouse. They were battling flames on the roof of the building when it collapsed.