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Russia: 4 killed, 16 injured in fire at care home
Electrical short-circuit suspected to be cause of fire
Elena Teslova |
09.04.2020 - Update : 09.04.2020
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MOSCOW
Four people were killed and 16 injured in a fire at a care home for elderly people in Moscow, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Thursday.
A total of 65 people were in the building when the fire broke out, provoked, according to preliminary reports. An electrical short-circuit is the suspected cause of the incident, the ministry said in a statement.
At least 16 people were hospitalized following the incident, with injuries of different levels of severity, it said.
A criminal case has been launched into the incident.
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