On the night of Wednesday, June 9, at the regional clinical hospital.

ON THE.

Semashko, there was a fire in Ryazan.

Three patients died, eight people were injured.

According to the regional operational headquarters, the victims of the fire were patients aged 63, 68 and 72 years old - they died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

“There was a tragedy, three people died as a result, these are just serious patients who were on mechanical ventilation,” Governor Nikolai Lyubimov said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.

He also spoke about the condition of the employees of the Semashko Design Bureau who were injured in the fire.

“Two nurses were injured in the fire and in the initial extinguishing of the fire.

One nurse with first-degree burns, the other with milder second-degree burns.

A nurse with severe burns is now being evacuated to Moscow to a specialized burn center named after A. Vishnevsky in agreement with the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, ”the governor added.

According to him, the state of health of patients affected by the fire does not cause concern.

He explained that many patients were saved by the fact that they were wearing oxygen masks.

The head of the region also expressed deep condolences to the relatives of the victims, promising to provide them with all the necessary assistance.

The victims of the emergency will also receive support.

“I have made a decision to provide assistance to the families of the victims - one million rubles each.

And those who suffered, these are two nurses, we will also provide assistance.

Now, first of all, they need to be cured, ”he said.

Fire message

According to the headquarters of the Ryazan region, the fire was reported at 03:36 Moscow time, the fire was localized at 04:04 Moscow time, and at 04:19 the fire was completely extinguished.

“The staff of the institution and fire departments evacuated 37 people.

In total, 60 people, 19 pieces of equipment are involved in the elimination of the fire and its consequences, including 45 people from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, 14 pieces of equipment.

The cause of the fire and the damage is being clarified, "TASS reports to the United Duty Dispatch Service (EDDS) of Ryazan.

It was also reported that the fire occurred in the intensive care unit, where there were patients with COVID-19.

According to a TASS source in law enforcement agencies, the focus of the fire was probably the foreign-made PRUNUS Boaray 5000D ventilator.

“The root cause of the fire will still be established, while it is too early to talk about it.

It could be overload, malfunction, short circuit and even improper operation, ”explained the agency's interlocutor.

At the same time, TASS, citing an interlocutor in law enforcement agencies, reports that experts do not exclude that an electric bed could become the source of the fire in the intensive care unit.

The information about the malfunction of the ventilator was confirmed on the air of the TV channel "Russia 24" by the governor of the Ryazan region Nikolai Lyubimov: "The nurse first tried to put it out, the second nurse connected."

The head of the region also instructed the Minister of Health of the region to immediately conduct inspections of all health care institutions for fire safety: "It is also necessary to provide all possible assistance to specialists who will establish the causes of the fire, it is necessary to thoroughly understand the causes of this emergency."

  • © Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Ryazan Region

Meanwhile, the EMERCOM of Russia in the Ryazan region emphasized that all fire protection systems in the regional clinical hospital named after N.A. Semashko worked in a timely manner during a fire, while the press service of the Ministry of Health indicated that Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko took personal control of the organization of medical aid to victims of fire.

In turn, the head of the EMERCOM Evgeny Zinichev instructed the working group of the Central Office of the EMERCOM of Russia to go to Ryazan to provide assistance to local colleagues, and Roszdravnadzor, in turn, will conduct an inspection on the fact of a fire in the hospital.

A criminal case on the basis of a crime under Part 3 of Art.

109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing death by negligence"), was initiated by the regional department of the Investigative Committee. 

“As part of the investigation of the criminal case, the investigators will necessarily check the timeliness of the evacuation measures, as well as the compliance of the level of fire safety in the institution with the established standards.

The investigation considers various versions of the causes of the fire.

It will be possible to speak unambiguously about the reasons for what happened after a series of examinations, which are planned to be appointed in the near future, ”the message says.

At the same time, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, put the course of the investigation under control in the central office of the department.