By AFP
MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in a private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing at least 20 people, Russia’s emergency services said Saturday.
The fire broke out before dawn in the two-story wooden building in the city 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow.
The cause was not immediately determined but news reports said the building was heated by stoves.
It was not clear how many people lived at the privately run facility or how many were in the building when the fire started.
The emergency services said that “twenty people died in the fire” which was brought under control in the early hours of the morning. Russia’s investigative committee, which investigates major crimes, said it opened an investigation into causing death by negligence.
(With inputs from AP)
MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in a private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing at least 20 people, Russia’s emergency services said Saturday.
The fire broke out before dawn in the two-story wooden building in the city 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow.
The cause was not immediately determined but news reports said the building was heated by stoves.
It was not clear how many people lived at the privately run facility or how many were in the building when the fire started.
The emergency services said that “twenty people died in the fire” which was brought under control in the early hours of the morning. Russia’s investigative committee, which investigates major crimes, said it opened an investigation into causing death by negligence.
(With inputs from AP)
