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Investigative Committee opened a case on the death of children in a fire in a house in Surgut

4/24/2021, 10:49:55 PM

The investigative authorities of Surgut have opened a criminal case on the death of two children aged three and seven as a result of a fire in a country house, according to the department of the Investigative Committee for the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra.


“A criminal case has been initiated on the basis of a crime under Part 3 of Art.

109 of the Criminal Code of Russia (causing death by negligence to two or more persons), ”the press release says.

At the time of the fire, the children were on the second floor of the house.

As a result of the fire, their grandparents who were with the children at home were also damaged.

They were hospitalized with thermal burns and combustion products poisoning.

According to the investigation, the fire occurred as a result of careless handling of fire.

Earlier, the Surgut prosecutor's office organized an inspection in connection with the death of two children as a result of a fire in a private house on the territory of the Victoria gardening partnership.

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