On the night of February 1 to 2, the roof of the cafe extension collapsed in the Soviet district of Novosibirsk. As a result of the incident, a girl died, several people were injured. This was reported in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Novosibirsk region.

“From the rubble of a one-story building from the sandwich panels attached to the brick building, rescuers removed five people who were transferred to doctors. One woman was found with no signs of life, ”the agency said.

Rescuers also said that about 190 people were independently evacuated from the building before the Ministry of Emergencies detachments arrived. The total area of ​​the collapse amounted to about 240 square meters. m

According to the preliminary version, the roof of the extension collapsed due to too much snow accumulated on it.

“On the eve of the General Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia in the Novosibirsk Region warned of the need for timely cleaning of roofs from snow in order to avoid unnecessary load on the roof structure,” the department emphasized.

They also said that the annex was used as a locker room for a nightclub. 160 people were involved in the aftermath of the emergency. Rescue operations are already completed.

The regional Ministry of Health told about the condition of four victims who were taken to the Central Clinical Hospital. According to doctors, two of them were allowed to go home - they had no injuries, only hypothermia.

“Two patients were hospitalized and operated. A man has a fracture of the pelvic bones, a girl has a fracture of the shin bones, ”the Ministry of Health of the Novosibirsk Region said in a statement.

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Criminal Case Launched

The Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Novosibirsk Region opened a criminal case under Art. 238 of the Criminal Code ("Provision of services that do not meet security requirements").

“The head of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Novosibirsk Region immediately went to the scene to personally coordinate the work of investigators ... the site is inspected, witnesses are interrogated,” the agency said.

Later, the chairman of the ICR, Alexander Bastrykin, sent the forensics department's central apparatus to the city. They will assist in the investigation of the circumstances of the incident. Also, the central office of the UK took control of the case.

According to Svetlana Petrenko, an official representative of the UK, a 27-year-old man was detained as part of the investigation, who organized an entertainment event in a cafe.

The prosecutor's office of the region also announced the beginning of the audit. The department said that the building belongs to the state-owned enterprise Housing and Communal Services of the Novosibirsk Scientific Center (State Unitary Enterprise Housing and Public Utilities, NSC SB RAS). It was previously used as an outbuilding.

“The prosecutor’s office will assess the legality of the use and operation of the property, the presence of unauthorized persons at night. The actions of officials and officials will be given a principled assessment, ”the prosecutor’s office emphasized.

The department added that they took special control over the course of the investigation in the framework of the criminal case. The city authorities intend to conduct an additional check of the quality of snow removal from the roofs. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press secretary of the Novosibirsk mayor Gleb Cherepanov.

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“No guarantees”

It is worth noting that in Novosibirsk, a state of emergency has been operating for a week due to heavy snowfalls. As the press service of the Novosibirsk Mayor's Office noted, the emergency mode implies that snow should be removed from the roofs of all.

As the party visitors themselves say, it was organized informally. The local NHS portal quotes a girl who noted that everything was built "on trust."

“In some ways, this is a creepy party - no guarantees. This is not a night club with the administration, face control and other registered authorized personnel. There is just a group of people who organize everything. And then you trust them. Everything is built on trust only, ”she said.

In turn, the mayor of Novosibirsk, Anatoly Lokot, said that the party was illegal, and called for all necessary measures to be taken to avoid a repeat of the incident.

“The tragedy was the result of the blatant irresponsibility of specific individuals - the lives of dozens of people were put at risk in order to earn money from holding an illegal party. All measures must be taken to avoid a recurrence of such cases, ”he wrote on Facebook.