sun 13 dec 2015, 07:21

More than 20 dead in fire hospital Russia

VORONEZJ –

The death toll as a result of a fire in a hospital in Russia according to news agency TASS risen to 21. Two are still missing, reports the news agency Sunday on the basis of Russian authorities. News agency Interfax had earlier about four dead, seven wounded, and seventeen missing.

The Voronezj region in the Southwest of Russia where the fire raged.
Photo: Google Maps

About fifty people were saved. As a possible cause of the fire are a short circuit and the non-observance of the safety instructions mentioned.

The hospital is in the region of Voronezj, some of which borders on Ukraine.