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| Moscow hospital fire kills dozens | |
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| A fire at a Moscow drug rehabilitation hospital has killed up to 42 people, Russian officials say. | |
| The blaze broke out at the 17th hospital, in the south-west of Moscow, at 0140 on Saturday (2240 GMT Friday), the Itar-Tass agency said. | The blaze broke out at the 17th hospital, in the south-west of Moscow, at 0140 on Saturday (2240 GMT Friday), the Itar-Tass agency said. |
| Firefighters said the fire spread from the second floor of the building, with many people trapped inside as smoke spread through the building. | |
| At least 150 people were rescued as firefighters dampened the flames. | |
| 'Windows barred' | |
| "It was a very particular building with five storeys and only one exit and bars on the windows because it was a drug treatment hospital," said Irina Andrianova, a spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry. | |
| Ms Andrianova said 214 people were rescued from the building, and confirmed that 42 were killed. | |
| Early indications were that the fire started in the canteen area, she added. | |
| She said the actual area of the fire was not large, but the thick smoke quickly became a problem. | |
| More than 20 fire engines were sent to the site, where they battled the flames and smoke for an hour before bringing the blaze under control. | |
| "The fire was relatively small, only 100 square metres. But there was very thick smoke, and people got poisoned by smoke in their sleep," one rescue official told Russia's Itar-Tass news agency. |