Four people died in a fire in an apartment building in the center of Moscow. What is known

In the center of Moscow, four people were killed and four injured in a fire in an apartment building on Nikoloyamskaya Street. The Investigative Committee of Russia (IC RF) has opened a criminal case in the capital. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

The circumstances of the incident

The fire occurred in an apartment building in the center of Moscow on March 23. The fire was located in an apartment on the second floor of the building, after which the flames spread to the lobby and elevator room, and then spread to the floor above. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, four people became victims of the incident, four more were injured.

86 specialists and 23 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. It is reported that firefighters rescued 25 people from the burning building, including six children. The residents were evacuated to a temporary accommodation facility.

Details of the tragedy

Residents of the house on Nikoloyamskaya Street said that the fire started in the early morning. One of the eyewitnesses, Alexey, reported that he noticed smoke and fire around four o'clock in the morning. The man immediately called the emergency services from the balcony of his apartment. According to him, he was not personally acquainted with the residents of the building in which the fire started.

Another resident, Svetlana, noted the efficiency of the actions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to her, first of all, firefighters helped families with children to evacuate. At the same time, some residents had to leave the building in a hurry, not having time to pack their things.

"They took off what they were wearing," said Alexey, one of the eyewitnesses.

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Criminal case and detention of the suspect

The Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow has opened a criminal case under the article on causing death by negligence to two or more persons. According to the preliminary version of the investigation, careless handling of fire could have led to the tragedy. The prosecutor's office of the capital clarified that the exact cause of the fire will be announced after a fire technical examination.

"A criminal case has been opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing death by negligence to two or more persons")," the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow said in a statement.

Yevgeny Chernov, a former circus performer, was detained on suspicion of involvement in the incident. Sources say that an unopened cigarette could have caused the fire. It is expected that the measure of restraint for the detainee will be chosen by the court the next day.

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