Originally published by the Voice of America (www.voanews.com). Voice of America is funded by the US Federal Government and content it exclusively produces is in the public domain. February 15, 2009 Fire at Russian Apartment Building Kills 15 ------------------------------------------- http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=224E9EF:A6F02AD83191E160473820A8B6E23EAC21A4E82C900CD027& Officials say the fire in the town of Molodyozhny destroyed a large portion of the three-story building Russian officials say at least 15 people were killed when a fire ripped through an apartment building in southern Russia. Officials say the fire began Saturday in the town of Molodyozhny and destroyed a large portion of the three-story building. The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear. Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. .