Five people died in a fire in a residential building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
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- In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a woman and her four children died in a fire in an apartment in a residential building.
- Two more children were rescued by neighbors.
- A criminal case has been initiated under the article on causing death by negligence of two or more persons, and examinations have been ordered to establish the causes of the fire.
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The fire occurred in the early morning of October 8 in an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential building on Gamarnika Street in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The total area of the fire was ten square meters.
In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a woman and four children died in a fire in an apartment.
Neighbors managed to save two more children.
A criminal case has been initiated, and examinations have been ordered to establish the causes and circumstances of the fire.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. A woman and four children died in a fire in an apartment in a residential building in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, two more children were saved by neighbors, and a criminal case was opened, reports the investigative department of the RF Investigative Committee for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
“The investigation established that in the early morning of October 8, while extinguishing a fire in an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential building on Gamarnika Street in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the bodies of five people were found - a woman and her four children. Neighbors managed to save two more young children. The total area of the fire was ten square meters,” the department’s channel on the Max platform says.
It is clarified that in connection with this fact a criminal case has been initiated under the article on causing death by negligence of two or more persons.
It is noted that investigators are inspecting the scene of the incident; fire-technical, forensic and forensic examinations have been appointed to establish the causes and circumstances of the fire.
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The results of fire-technical and forensic medical examinations will be published
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the exact cause of the fire?
- Were there working smoke alarms in the apartment?
- What fire safety measures were taken in the house after the incident?





