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| Fatal fire at Russia nursing home | Fatal fire at Russia nursing home |
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| At least 23 people are feared to have died after a fire engulfed an old people's home in northern Russia, local officials say. | At least 23 people are feared to have died after a fire engulfed an old people's home in northern Russia, local officials say. |
| The cause of the blaze, in the village of Podyelsk in the Komi Republic, is not yet known. | |
| At least three people were rescued from the fire, which was reported at 1820 (1520 GMT). | At least three people were rescued from the fire, which was reported at 1820 (1520 GMT). |
| Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze, which is not yet under control, the officials added. | Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze, which is not yet under control, the officials added. |
| Emergency Ministry spokesman Grigory Gorbunov told Russian TV the authorities were slow to report the fire. | Emergency Ministry spokesman Grigory Gorbunov told Russian TV the authorities were slow to report the fire. |
| "The firemen were alerted way too late and when they arrived the whole building was in flames," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. | "The firemen were alerted way too late and when they arrived the whole building was in flames," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. |
| Some officials said there could have been as many as 60 people in the building at the time. | Some officials said there could have been as many as 60 people in the building at the time. |
| Russia has experienced a series of fires at state-run institutions in recent years, many blamed on negligence by officials. | Russia has experienced a series of fires at state-run institutions in recent years, many blamed on negligence by officials. |
| More than 60 people died in a fire in a nursing home in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia in March 2007. | More than 60 people died in a fire in a nursing home in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia in March 2007. |