“A criminal case has been opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of Russia (causing death by negligence), ”the statement said on the agency’s website.

It is noted that the progress and results of the criminal investigation are put under control in the central office of the department.

Earlier it became known that as a result of a fire in an apartment building in the Leningrad Region, eight people were killed, including six children.