| Date | 23 December 2022 |
|---|---|
| Time | until 23:45 (KRAT, UTC+07:00) |
| Location | Tavricheskaya Street, Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°18′22.7″N 86°2′20.0″E / 55.306306°N 86.038889°E |
| Cause | (preliminary) Faulty or misused furnace |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 6 |
On the evening of 23 December 2022, a private house operating as an unauthorized nursing home caught fire in Kemerovo, Russia, killing 22 people and injuring six.[1][2]
Background
[edit]In 2021, the Ministry of Emergency Situations proposed introducing a special registry for nursing homes and hospices after a series of fires in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, the village of Ishbuldino in Bashkortostan, and the village of Borovsky, Tyumen Oblast.[3]
In January, the boarding house "Golden Age" burned down in Kemerovo, killing four people.[3]
Fire
[edit]The fire occurred on the evening of 23 December on Tavricheskaya Street in Kemerovo, covering an area of 180 square metres (1,900 sq ft) The fire was rated as 'increased difficulty.'[4]
TASS, citing emergency services, wrote that the cause of the fire could be a malfunctioning furnace. "A private residential building was adapted for the elderly. There was stove heating. According to preliminary data, it was the improper operation of the stove that caused the fire," the source said. According to an Interfax source however, the cause of the fire could be a malfunction of an electric heater or wiring.[4]
RIA Novosti writes that the fire was extinguished by 23:15 local time.[5]
Casualties
[edit]Initially, four people were reported killed and two injured. The Ministry of Emergency Situations later announced that six people had died. TASS, citing emergency services, increased the count first to nine victims, and then later 11.[3]
As of 23 December, 20 people are confirmed dead.[6]
Aftermath
[edit]Kemerovo Oblast Governor Sergey Tsivilyov announced all nursing homes in the city, particularly unregistered ones, to be checked by the emergency services.[7] The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case after the fire in Kemerovo.[8] An evangelical priest, suspected with running the care home was detained.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Απέργη, Παναγιώτα (2022-12-24). "Ρωσία: Φωτιά σε οίκο ευγηρίας στο Κεμέροβο - 20 νεκροί και 6 τραυματίες (vids)". mynews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "У Кемерово горів будинок для людей похилого віку: загинули 22 особи". ВЕСТИ (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b c "Новый страшный пожар в доме престарелых, на этот раз в Кемерове. Погибших всё больше". fontanka.ru - новости Санкт-Петербурга (in Russian). 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ a b "Число погибших при пожаре в доме престарелых в Кемерово увеличилось до 20". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "В Кемерово при пожаре в нелегальном доме престарелых погибли 13 человек". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Fire in unregistered Russian home for elderly kills 20 -Tass". Reuters. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ a b "Fire in Russian care home kills 22 people". the Guardian. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Death Toll From Nursing Home Fire In Russias Kemerovo Rises To 20 - Emergency Services". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2022-12-24.