“As a result of the fire, ten people were injured, including one firefighter who, during the evacuation of patients, gave his mask to the patient, and he himself breathed on combustion products,” the politician said.
Biryukov said that, according to preliminary information, the fire was preceded by cotton in the boiler room.
According to emergency services, four people died as a result of the emergency.
Earlier it was reported that investigators opened a criminal investigation into the fire in a nursing home in the capital.