Fire at a private shelter for elderly people in Kemerovo

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass · 23 Dec 2022

On 23 December 2022 fire destroyed the upper floor of a building in Kemerovo where elderly and homeless people were housed without a licence. The Investigative Committee reported 22 dead.

Official figures

• Dead, by the official count: 22 (as of 24 Dec 2022) archive copy

The sources' words

• On the death toll, as of 24 Dec 2022: «"По последним данным, в ходе осмотра места происшествия обнаружены останки еще двух человек. Количество погибших увеличилось до 22 человек", - говорится в сообщении СК.» Российская газета: «Число погибших при пожаре в доме престарелых в Кемерове возросло до 22», 24.12.2022 · archive copy

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