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| Several dead after blaze traps bed-ridden patients in hospice outside Moscow | Several dead after blaze traps bed-ridden patients in hospice outside Moscow |
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| At least ten people have died after a fire ripped through part of a nursing home leaving about 20 immobile patients trapped inside the facility, its second floor being engulfed with flames. It's unclear what sparked the blaze. | |
| The fire, which erupted shortly after midnight local time, spread to the area of 15 sq. m. (160 square feet) before it could have been put down by the firefighters. | The fire, which erupted shortly after midnight local time, spread to the area of 15 sq. m. (160 square feet) before it could have been put down by the firefighters. |
| The blaze reportedly started at the second floor of the private elderly care home, located in Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow. The facility, that works as a hospice, has been housing dozens of patients. | The blaze reportedly started at the second floor of the private elderly care home, located in Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow. The facility, that works as a hospice, has been housing dozens of patients. |
| At the moment of the incident, about two dozen bed-ridden patients were inside, local emergencies services told Interfax news agency. At least ten of them have lost their lives due to the inferno. | |
| A total of 17 patients were evacuated by rescues. Twenty people, among them both residents of the home and staffers were able to leave the facility on their own. | |
| Overall, 37 people were inside the building when it caught fire. | |
| The facility was apparently not authorized to care for terminally ill patients, or serve as a nursing home, spokesperson for the Krasnogorsk district administration told RIA Novosti. | |
| “According to the documents, there should’ve been an ordinary house. No hospice has been registered here.” | |
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