Woman and four children die in apartment fire in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
In short
A woman and her four children died in a fire in an apartment building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, early on October 8. Neighbours rescued two more young children, Interfax reported, citing investigators. A criminal case has been opened over causing death by negligence.
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A woman and her four children died in a fire in an apartment building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Kommersant and Interfax reported. Citing the press service of the regional branch of Russia's Investigative Committee, Interfax reported that the bodies of the five were found early on October 8 while firefighters were putting out a fire in a fourth-floor apartment of a residential building on Gamarnika Street. Neighbours managed to rescue two more young children, and the fire covered 10 square metres, according to the report. [ 2 , 3 ]
Investigators have opened a criminal case, TASS and Interfax reported. Interfax said the case was opened under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Russian Criminal Code, causing death by negligence to two or more people, and that the circumstances are being established as part of the case. TASS also published footage from the scene. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The deaths of five people, four of them children, have led investigators to open a criminal case, so the circumstances of the fire will be examined in a criminal inquiry. The documents do not yet say what caused the fire.
Key facts
- A woman and four children died in a fire in Khabarovsk Krai. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The fire broke out in an apartment building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The bodies were found in a fourth-floor apartment of a residential building on Gamarnika Street while firefighters were putting out the fire early on October 8, according to the regional Investigative Committee. [ 3 ]
- Neighbours rescued two more young children. [ 3 ]
- The fire covered 10 square metres. [ 3 ]
- A criminal case has been opened. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The case falls under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Russian Criminal Code, causing death by negligence to two or more people. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What caused the fire. Interfax, citing investigators, said the circumstances are still being established.
- The rescue of two more young children by neighbours. Only Interfax reports this, citing the regional Investigative Committee.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that a mother and four children died in a fire in Khabarovsk Krai and that a criminal case was opened. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reports the fire in an apartment building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. [ 2 ]
- Interfax reports investigators' details and the criminal case under Article 109. [ 3 ]
- TASS publishes footage from the scene. [ 4 ]