"Fire in Russian psychiatric hospital kills 38" at AP

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Fire in Russian psychiatric hospital kills 38

by AP

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fire-russian-psychiatric-hospital-kills-38

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MOSCOW (AP) — A fire has raged through a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow, and emergency officials say it killed all 38 people inside, including two medical workers.

The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti cites police as saying it was caused by a short circuit.

The fire broke out in the early hours of Friday in the one-story hospital in the town of Ramenye.

A photograph on the website of the emergency services shows a building consumed by flames.



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1. VIBES to all

[MannyGoldstein]

2. How, very, very sad and awful.

So much suffering in our world.

We must do better.

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4. Yes. We regulated ourselves in the West in the 20th century to make sure we were fire safe and

construction safe, often implemented after horrid disasters. Seems the rest of the world is going through these awful events again. Why couldn't they just learn what we did without going through the collapses and fires? Then you have to ask why is the GOP trying to undo safety regulations in the the USA and Canada? It is like every generation has to learn that government should play a role in safety regulations. And that is wrong, wrong wrong. Look at West, Texas. We should have some way of transferring such collective knowledge through the generations and around the world without going through the disasters. That garmet factory in Bangladesh was built on a swamp. 4 stories. Then they added another and didn't put in support walls, only pillars inside. They were building a ninth story when it collapsed. I don't want to know how people die in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. There should be fire escapes and doors that become automatically unlocked in case of fire. It just makes me so angry.

[MotherPetrie]

3. No words. Just :(

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5. There is a health and safety type agreement in Bangladesh that foreign retailers can

sign that would mean they (US, Canadian, British retailers) have to check out the safety of buildings of the workers who make their gear. Put pressure on your local retailers to sign this.

[LeftishBrit]

6. Too awful for words.