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37 Patients Are Reported Dead After Fire in a Russian Hospital 37 Are Reported Dead After Fire in a Russian Hospital
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MOSCOW — Thirty-seven patients were killed in a fire that destroyed a psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia early on Friday, emergency officials quoted by news agencies said. MOSCOW — A fire early on Friday in a psychiatric hospital in northwestern Russia killed 37 people, including a nurse who was trying to save patients, local investigators said.
At least 20 people were rescued from the burning building, the officials said. The raging blaze that began at about 2:30 a.m. destroyed the one-story wooden hospital in the town of Luka-Oksochi about 350 miles northwest of Moscow in the Novgorod region, officials said.
There were about 60 people in the hospital, in the town of Luka, about 350 miles northwest of Moscow in the Novgorod region, when the fire began around 2:30 a.m. At least 20 people were rescued from the burning building and by Friday afternoon the authorities said they had recovered 10 bodies.
The fire apparently started in the bed of a patient, local news services reported. The director of the hospital, Hussein Magomedov, told the Interfax news agency, that the fire appeared to have been deliberately set. Local news agencies reported that the building may not have met current safety standards and had been scheduled to close, with patients to be transferred to other institutions by the end of the year.
Emergency response officials said the building was largely constructed of wood and may not have met safety standards. Photos from the scene showed a fierce blaze and heavy billowing smoke. The fire apparently started in the bed of a patient, officials said. The director of the hospital, Hussein Magomedov, told the Interfax news agency that the fire appeared to have been deliberately set.
The governor of the region said that the building was completely destroyed. The Russian Emergency Affairs Ministry said more than 100 firefighters and other personnel were brought in to fight the blaze. Photos from the scene initially showed a fierce orange blaze and heavy, billowing smoke and later the charred ruins of the building. The Russian Emergency Affairs Ministry said more than 400 firefighters and other personnel were brought in to fight the blaze.
In April, 38 people were killed in a fire in a psychiatric hospital just north of Moscow. Fires in state-run institutions, often in poorly maintained buildings, have been a persistent problem in Russia for years.In April, 38 people were killed in a fire in a psychiatric hospital just north of Moscow. Fires in state-run institutions, often in poorly maintained buildings, have been a persistent problem in Russia for years.