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Several dead after blaze traps bed-ridden patients in hospice outside Moscow At least 9 dead after blaze traps bedridden patients in hospice outside Moscow
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At least nine 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. At least nine people have died after fire ripped through part of a Russian nursing home, leaving around 20 immobile patients trapped inside the facility as it was engulfed by 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 an area of approximately 15 square meters (160 square feet) before it was extinguished by 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. The authorities have confirmed that at least nine people lost their lives due to the inferno. There have been conflicting reports as to the number of the victims. A source in the emergency services told TASS that 10 people died due to the exposure to smoke. At the time of the incident, about two dozen bed-ridden patients were inside, local emergencies services told Interfax news agency. The authorities have confirmed that at least nine people lost their lives due to the inferno. There have been conflicting reports as to the number of the victims. A source in the emergency services told TASS that 10 people died due to the exposure to smoke.
A total of 17 patients were evacuated by rescues. Twenty people, among them both residents and staffers were able to leave the facility on their own.A total of 17 patients were evacuated by rescues. Twenty people, among them both residents and staffers were able to leave the facility on their own.
Some 91 firefighters and 28 units of equipment were involved in the large-scale effort to extinguish the 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.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.” “According to the documents, there should’ve been an ordinary residential building. No hospice has been registered here.”
An investigation has been launched by Russia’s prosecutor's office into the incident. Russia’s state prosecutor's office has launched a probe into the incident.
Investigators are currently looking into several possible causes that could have triggered the fire. There have been unconfirmed reports that a heating boiler malfunctioned and burst into flames. Another report claimed that personal belongings of one of the patients caught fire, which then quickly spread to the rest of the floor. 
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