7 people died and 12 were injured as a result of fire in psychoneurologic dispensary in Shatursky district of Moscow oblast. It was informed by press-service of Russian Emergency Ministry.
"Message about ignition in "Dmitrivsky pogost" hostel was received at 4:02 by Moscow time, and first fire-fighting units have arrived to the place of accident at 4:08", - said the source.
There were 53 invalids and 2 staff members in the building; the majority of them were evacuated.
2-storied building of the hostel situates 1 km from Korobovo village. The fire was localized by 7:30 a.m. The complexity of fire extinguishing lay in necessity to drive for water to the village, because there were no reservoirs on territory of the hostel, was noted in Emergency Ministry.
It is known that the fire started in first unit of the building. There is no information about causes of the ignition.
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