A fire occurred in a hostel in southern Moscow, resulting in fatalities. Photo: Internet According to TASS, on July 29, a fire broke out on the first floor of a hostel located at Alma-Atinskaya Street, building 7, block 2 in southern Moscow at 23:58 local time on Thursday. As a result, eight people died, and […]
A fire occurred in a hostel in southern Moscow, resulting in fatalities.
Photo: InternetAccording to TASS, on July 29, a fire broke out on the first floor of a hostel located at Alma-Atinskaya Street, building 7, block 2 in southern Moscow at 23:58 local time on Thursday. As a result, eight people died, and three others are under medical supervision.
It is reported that the fire covered about 150 square meters of the hostel.
Sources from the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that all the victims of the fire in the hostel were migrants, and their citizenship is being established. It is noted that a total of eight people were rescued, and 200 were evacuated.
Preliminary data suggests that the cause of the fire was an emergency mode of operation of the power grid. The high number of fatalities was attributed to window bars, as well as the late report of the fire and attempts to extinguish it independently.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the fire under part 3 of article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in the unintentional death of two or more persons).