In Russia, 21 people were killed in a fire in the building of a neuropsychiatric care home in the village of Alferovka in Voronezh yesterday evening.
The region’s emergencies Ministry Department said 19 bodies were recovered at the fire scene, two died in a hospital.The fire in the care home, which consists of two units, is home for some 140 patients.
RIA Novosti news agency reports the hospital building, made of wood, was destroyed by the fire.