RUSSIA - Eight dead in Russia clinic blaze

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Eight

dead in Russia clinic blaze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A fire at a mental hospital in Siberia has killed eight people

less than a day after 45 people died in a fire at a Moscow clinic for drug

addicts.

The latest incident occurred in the town of Taiga in the province of Kemerovo, Russian news

agencies said without giving further details.

A third fire also broke out at a sanatorium in Tver, a province

north of Moscow, but nobody was hurt.

One Russian media report says the Tver facility is for mentally

ill children.

" The fire started in the psycho-neurological clinic in the

town of Taiga, " an emergency ministry spokesman said.

" Eight people were killed, six were injured as a result of

the fire, " according to preliminary details, he added.

The AFP news agency reported officials saying that the fire

burnt its way through 1,200 sq m of the hospital roof

(1,435 sq yds) and much of the second floor.

Some 235 people were in the building when the fire broke out,

officials said, including about 15 staff.

Moscow

safety fears

The Siberian fire was the second fatal blaze of a grim weekend

for Russia's hospitals.

A suspected arson

attack on a Moscow drug treatment hospital killed 45

women on Friday night.

The fire was relatively small but those inside the hospital were

unable to reach the exits or escape through barred windows.

Fears had previously been raised over safety in the Moscow hospital, but were

not acted upon, officials said.

Fire safety officers visited the hospital in

February and March and called for its temporary closure after their second

visit, said Russia's chief fire inspector, Yuri

Nenashev.

" Unfortunately this decision was not adopted, " he

added.

No escape

The fire, which broke out about 0140 (2240 GMT) in a kitchen,

produced very heavy smoke, possibly from burning plastic wall coverings,

reports said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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