Elderly people were rescued by neighbors. What is known about the fire at a nursing home in the Kirov region?
A resident of the village Kilmez said Olga, NotMoscowthat the fire most likely started in the bathhouse.
— Two elderly people were saved by my relatives who live in the neighboring house, — she clarified. — They said that six people burned to death, but this is inaccurate information.
So far, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed information about only two fatalities.
According to the governor Alexandra Sokolova, firefighters arrived within three minutes of receiving the report of the fire – by which time the wooden building was already almost completely engulfed in flames.
The governor says it was an "apartment building" that burned down: according to the documents, this is indeed the case. explains According to the news portal newsler.ru, there used to be a veterans' home here, but it was later closed and converted into a small-family dormitory, where "the same old people lived out their days, though no longer at the state's expense, but paying for housing and communal services from their pensions."
Rescuers are currently continuing to examine what remains of the building. According to authorities, 11 people lived in the building; there is hope that not everyone was inside at the time of the fire and that some are staying with relatives.
UPD:
While clearing the rubble, firefighters from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations discovered the body of a third victim.
UPD 2/XNUMX/XNUMX:
Russian Emergency Situations Ministry сообщаетthat the bodies of eight people were discovered while clearing the rubble of the burnt house.