Awful tragedy in Baku rehab: Over 20 persons die in blaze


More than 20 persons were killed in a fire at republican drug rehabilitation centre in the Azerbaijani capital.

The Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General’s Office have confirmed the deaths of 24 people, Interfax reports.

In turn, Sputnik Azerbaijan reports that, according to unofficial data, 26 bodies were transported from the scene for a forensic examination.

The fire broke out in one of the buildings of the centre at about 6.50 am. According to preliminary data, there were bed-bound people who were not able to leave the building. It took around three hours for fire fighters to extinguish the blaze.

The accident might have been caused by an electrical fault in the building.

belsat.eu, photo by APA

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