The entrance to the building of the Consulate General of Russia is shown in San Francisco, California, U.S., August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
WNU Editor: When a consulate/embassy is closed .... documents are put in container/crate/box/etc. .... and it is sealed and treated as a diplomatic pouch. So why should the Russian consulate in San Francisco feel compelled to burn something (if it is documents/records/etc.). The AP story is here .... Smoke Seen Pouring From Russian Consulate in San Francisco (AP)