Friday, April 26, 2013

Dozens feared dead in Russian psychiatric hospital fire

Dozens feared dead in Russian psychiatric hospital fire

A Russian emergency service worker sprays water at the site of a fire at a psychiatric hospital in the village of RamenskyBy Alexei Anishchuk RAMENSKY, Russia (Reuters) - At least 36 people were feared dead after a fire raged through a psychiatric hospital north of Moscow on Friday, killing some patients in their beds and others who were trapped by barred windows. The fire broke out in the early hours and swept through a single-storey building at the hospital in woods in the village of Ramensky, officials said. Twelve bodies had been found by mid-morning, the Emergencies Ministry said, as grey smoke billowed from the charred yellow-brick building. ...



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