The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirms six deaths. Tass quotes fire crews as saying that the entire second floor of a building that housed 20 residents has been burnt out. Two have been admitted to hospital with serious burns. A further four residents are said to have received minor injuries. Dozens of firefighters took part in the extinguishing work, which ended on Saturday morning. In the morning hours, search work was carried out in the burned-out ruins in minus 20 degrees. Review of laws The fire brigades say that many homes for the elderly are operated without being registered in Russia, and are therefore not inspected. Now the governor of Kuzbass county, Sergej Tshvilev, promises that all such institutions will be inspected. – It will be done during the week, writes Tshvilev on the Telegram messaging service. The burned-out wooden building functioned illegally as a retirement home. Now local authorities promise supervision. Photo: Telegram / Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations A preliminary hypothesis is that the fire started in a faulty kettle, the BBC reports. An investigation into the fire has been opened. In 2018, a fire in a shopping center killed 37 people in the same city.
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