At least two people were killed and over 30 reported missing after a fire swept through a wooden psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia overnight Thursday, in the latest tragedy to hit the country's mental health institutions, SIA reports citing Expatica.
The fire in the hospital in the village of Luka-Oksochi 220 kilometers (137 miles) southeast of Saint Petersburg appeared to have been started by a patient who was either smoking or deliberately set fire to his bed, officials said.
The institution was made out of wood and officials said that it had been previously warned by the judicial authorities to improve its fire security. A criminal probe has been opened into suspected negligence.
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