Fire damages historic composer’s estate in Belarus

June 23, BPN. A blaze broke out last night at the historic estate of Stanisław Moniuszko (Stanisłaŭ Maniuška), the 19th-century Polish and Belarusian composer, the Investigative Committee has said

It may have been caused by “careless handling of fire,” it said.

Investigators are working at the scene in Śmiłavičy, Minsk region.

The fire damaged the outbuilding, an architectural monument.