“The head of Perm, Dmitry Samoilov, signed a decree on the introduction of an emergency regime,” the message said.

It is noted that in a number of residential buildings and social facilities, heating and hot water supply were turned off to eliminate the defect on the heating main.

January 20 at the mini-hotel "Caramel" in the Industrial District of Perm there was a breakthrough in the pipe with hot water.

As a result of the emergency, five people died and six were injured. Three of the victims were hospitalized.

The IC opened a criminal case, it was transferred to the central office of the department.

The site kp.ru with reference to the deputy head of the city rescue service of Perm, Pavel Khlyzov, reported that four rescuers who worked at the emergency site in a hotel in Perm received burns.