“A man died as a result of the fire.
Presumably, the owner of the apartment was born in 1968.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Art.
109 of the Criminal Code of Russia ("Causing death by negligence") ", - leads TASS message.
As noted, the identity of the deceased and the causes of the fire are being established, expert examinations are appointed.
Investigators will check the media reports of residents of this house about the smell of gas shortly before the fire.
"The services responsible for the safety of gas equipment will also be checked," the message says.
Earlier, the prosecutor's office of Tatarstan said that it was checking the message about a gas explosion in a house in Nizhnekamsk.
During the extinguishing of the fire, as stated in the Ministry of Emergencies, the body of a man was found.
On September 8, Realnoe Vremya reported that a criminal case was opened in Tatarstan over the death of three people in a fire.