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| Fire tears through Russian hostel | Fire tears through Russian hostel |
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| At least 15 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel in southern Russia. Seven others are in hospital. | |
| The three-storey wooden building in Molodyozhny village in the southern region of Astrakhan had been shut down after being condemned as dangerous. | The three-storey wooden building in Molodyozhny village in the southern region of Astrakhan had been shut down after being condemned as dangerous. |
| But Russian media have reported that as many as 80 squatters had moved in and reconnected the wiring. | |
| The cause of the fire was not clear, but investigators say it may have been the careless use of electric heaters. | |
| The surviving inhabitants of the hostel were evacuated to a nearby school. | The surviving inhabitants of the hostel were evacuated to a nearby school. |
| Fires in older buildings in Russia are not uncommon, due to official negligence and breaches of safety rules, correspondents say. | Fires in older buildings in Russia are not uncommon, due to official negligence and breaches of safety rules, correspondents say. |
| Last month, 23 people died in a fire in a retirement home in northern Russia. | Last month, 23 people died in a fire in a retirement home in northern Russia. |
| 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. |