At least 36 dead as fire rages through Russian psychiatric hospital

Friday, April 26, 2013 - 04:00 in Health & Medicine

At least 36 people were feared dead after a fire raged through an isolated psychiatric hospital north of Moscow on Friday, killing some patients in their beds and others who were trapped by barred windows.Most of the patients died in their sleep inhaling the fumes as they were likely sedated by prescribed medicine, a police source told the RIA Novosti news agency.Firefighters were delayed getting ...    

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