On the same day, namely last Friday, inside the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco and outside the Russian Trade mission in Washington lit campfires.
It is noteworthy that in connection with the order of the US State Department, these buildings, plus another in new York, had to be released by 2 September.
Recall that in the last day of summer the us government for justice has demanded from Russia to close the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco, and two other diplomatic facility in new York and Washington.
The next day, eyewitnesses and local media reporters noticed black smokecoming from the chimney installed on the roof of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco.
Someone called the fire Department, but the representatives of the Consulate would not let them into their territory. Firefighters believe that the employees of the institution, something burned in the fireplace. It is reported by The Associated Press.
Smoke still pouring from a chimney on the roof of the Russian consulate in San Francisco, where it smells like a BBQ. pic.twitter.com/x4OijlZMg3
— Garance Burke (@garanceburke) September 1, 2017
«Smoke still comes from the chimney on the roof of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco, it smells like barbecue.»
A few hours later, in the backyard of the Trade mission of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C., among the thickets of bushes you could see with short flames and smoke.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the fire in back of about to-be-closed DC Russia trade rep building. @janawinter on the scene. pic.twitter.com/oKoKX2OIBv
— Foreign Policy (@Foreign Policy) September 1, 2017
«Fire in the capital building of the Russian trade mission, which shall be closed».
Foreign Policy journalists paid attention that the personnel of diplomatic object periodically left the building, and threw paper into the fire. Earlier they saw the work that climbed the ladder at one of the walls of the offices and dismantled surveillance cameras.
Throughout the day the building brought large boxes and black garbage bags and immediately was in the car, drove up to Connecticut Avenue.
Family at Russian trade rep building in DC packing up car. Mini fridge, sofa, boxes etc. Few cars, people left now. pic.twitter.com/vKbpH2uSG4
— Jana Winter (@janawinter) September 2, 2017
«Family loads up their car at a building of the Russian trade mission. Mini fridge, sofa, boxes, etc. Had a few machines. People have already left.»
The same scene can be observed in the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco.
Men carried suitcases, bins & boxes out of the Russian consulate in San Francisco into a vehicle w diplomatic plates. pic.twitter.com/HMnLwSIzX8
— Garance Burke (@garanceburke) September 1, 2017
«Men carried suitcases, crates and boxes from the building of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and shipped them a vehicle with diplomatic license plates».
