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Two Dead in Novy Urengoy Apartment Fire, 12-Year-Old Killed in Novosibirsk House Blaze

Officials have opened probes, including a negligence case in Novosibirsk, with causes still under review.

Overview

  • The Novy Urengoy fire broke out in a fourth-floor apartment in the Optimistov microdistrict, where responders found a man and a woman dead.
  • The Yamal–Nenets prosecutor’s office initiated an inspection and placed the investigation under supervisory control.
  • In Ulybino, Novosibirsk Region, a blaze in a private house left a 12-year-old girl dead and six others injured.
  • Regional health officials reported two patients in intensive care, one in trauma care in moderate condition, and three treated as outpatients, with two ambulance crews dispatched.
  • The Novosibirsk Investigative Committee opened a case under Article 109 for causing death by negligence and ordered a forensic examination to determine the cause of death and the source of ignition.