23 killed in Russian Federation psychiatric hospital fire

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire at the facility in the Voronezh region, about 600 kilometers (350 miles) south of Moscow.

According to Russia Today, almost 70 patients were inside the building, including 29 who were bedridden or with limited mobility.

“Nineteen victims’ bodies have been discovered at the site of the fire, two died in hospital”, a source at the emergencies ministry crisis center told RIA Novosti, a Russian state-run news agency, confirming the current death toll of 21 people. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.

A further 20 people were hospitalised.

“And every time the Russian Investigative Committee exposes inadmissible violations that facilitated the tragedies”, he said, urging society to demand safe, modern hospitals and care facilities.

At least 23 people are dead and another 23 are injured following a fire that broke out in a psychiatric hospital in Southwestern Russia Saturday night.

“They simply did not wake up”, a correspondent reported.

Crises Minister Vladimir Puchkov commended the medical staff and rescuers for saving so a lot of the patients and flew to the scene. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said it had taken more than 270 people and 50 vehicles to deal with the blaze.

Investigative Committee for which President Putin has direct oversight opens a criminal probe on suspicion of negligence.

It was not immediately clear what triggered the blaze.

Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said the fire has been extinguished. ‘I would make it mandatory for governors to tour such places’.

Scores of people also die in house fires each year.

The number of fires at healthcare institutions across Russian Federation in recent years have resulted in heavy losses of life.In September 2013, 37 people were killed as a result of a fire at the “Oksochi” psychiatric hospital in Veliky Novgorod.