В полыхающем психдиспансере были десятки лежачих больных — очевидец https://t.co/C8xH3cDmjR #воронеж #пожар pic.twitter.com/ADX4WcPGgj
— Телеканал ЗВЕЗДА (@zvezdanews) December 13, 2015
There were dozens of disabled patients in the neuropsychiatric care home — witness
"Nineteen dead bodies were recovered at the fire scene, two died in a hospital. Two others are missing," the source told RIA Novosti.
Twenty-two persons were hospitalized in the aftermath of the fire in the neuropsychiatric hospital in the Voronezh region, all of them reported to be in critical condition, Igor Banin, the head physician of Voronezh’s regional clinical center, said as reported by RIA Novosti. Banin added that 55 of 77 located in the burnt hospital were found.
The fire in the care home, which consists of two unites that are home for some 140 patients, occurred on Saturday evening, according to sources in the local emergency services.
Investigators are looking at a malfunction in the electrical system as a possible cause.
Стала известна возможная причина крупного пожара в Воронеже https://t.co/RGJhnQCkyk #воронеж #пожар #интернат pic.twitter.com/P10PIv6diX
— Телеканал ЗВЕЗДА (@zvezdanews) 13 декабря 2015
The possible cause of the fire in Voronezh region was unveiled
“One of the main versions [of the fire] is a problem with electrical systems. The other possible problem is careless handling of fire,” a source from emergency services told RIA Novosti.
When the fire started in one of the units, 74 patients were inside, including 30 invalids. Reportedly 53 of them were evacuated.
Investigators have launched a probe into the cause, committee of inquiry spokesperson Elena Manukovskaya told RIA Novosti.
