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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Russian firefighters said they were called to put out a fire in a confection factory's three-ton reservoir of chocolate icing.
Firefighters in St. Petersburg said they were called to the Sampson-Ligovka confectionary plant in the early hours Wednesday to douse the flames in the chocolate vat, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.
Emergency responders said no injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
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