10 die in nursing home fire in Russia
Friday, 22 June 2007
MOSCOW, Jun 21 (AP): A fire swept through a nursing home Thursday and killed at least 10 people, the latest in a series of deadly fires, many of which were caused by rampant neglect of safety rules.
Rescuers evacuated more than 300 patients from the nursing home in the village of Yekaterininskoye in Western Siberia's Omsk region after the fire erupted in the early hours Thursday, but 10 patients died in the blaze, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov.
Four people were hospitalised with burns and other injuries, the Omsk regional administration said in a statement.
Beltsov said that the hospital fire alarm system functioned properly, but a nurse on duty was away at the moment and failed to immediately alert the patients and call firefighters.
Rescuers evacuated more than 300 patients from the nursing home in the village of Yekaterininskoye in Western Siberia's Omsk region after the fire erupted in the early hours Thursday, but 10 patients died in the blaze, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov.
Four people were hospitalised with burns and other injuries, the Omsk regional administration said in a statement.
Beltsov said that the hospital fire alarm system functioned properly, but a nurse on duty was away at the moment and failed to immediately alert the patients and call firefighters.