{"id":87864,"date":"2023-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/seven-dead-in-construction-site-fire-in-crimea-russian-installed-governor\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:00:00","slug":"seven-dead-in-construction-site-fire-in-crimea-russian-installed-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/seven-dead-in-construction-site-fire-in-crimea-russian-installed-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"SEVEN DEAD IN CONSTRUCTION SITE FIRE IN CRIMEA – RUSSIAN-INSTALLED GOVERNOR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least seven people died in a fire in Crimea after flames ripped through temporary accommodation housing construction workers, Russian-installed officials said on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Citing local law enforcement agencies, the state-run TASS news agency said the fire, which broke out overnight on the outskirts of the city of Sevastopol, was the result of an electrical appliance short-circuiting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Kyiv has said it plans to retake it by force.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-appointed governor, said the fire had broken out in a two-storey dormitory housing construction workers for the Tavrida highway, a new road linking the Crimean cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

At the time of the fire, 185 people were inside the small two-storey building, the RIA news agency reported, citing the local emergency services.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had opened an investigation into the cause of the blaze and that investigators were working on the site.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The fire had been put out by Thursday morning, Razvozhayev said in a post on his Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Two workers were also reported to have been hospitalised<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least seven people died in a fire in Crimea after flames ripped through temporary accommodation housing construction workers, Russian-installed officials said on Thursday morning. Citing local law enforcement agencies, the state-run TASS news agency said the fire, which broke out overnight on the outskirts of the city of Sevastopol, was the result of an … <\/p>\n