It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the statement of the regional government.
“The preliminary cause of the fire is a violation of fire safety rules during the operation of stove heating,” the report says.
Previously, the owner of the building, from whom the head of the shelter rented premises, was installed and delivered to the department.
Also, the organizer of the nursing home was brought to the investigative department.
On the night of December 24, a large fire broke out in a private nursing home in Kemerovo, as a result of which 20 people died.
On the fact of the tragedy, investigators opened a criminal case under several articles of the Russian Criminal Code.