Four dead after Omsk construction fire
A second victim of a fire at a construction site in Omsk has died.
Consensus
- The fire occurred on August 15 at a construction site in Omsk.
- The fire started during welding work on the first floor of a residential building in the 'Kvartaly Dreverta' complex.
- Eleven workers were injured in the incident.
- Four people died as a result of the fire.
- Three injured workers remained in stable condition in Omsk hospitals.
- One worker died in a hospital in Nizhniy Novgorod.
- A criminal case was opened regarding violations of labor safety regulations.
- A deputy general director of a subcontracting company was detained and a request for his arrest was submitted.
- The fire was caused by ignition of insulation materials due to welding sparks.
- Welding work was conducted without a permit and without coordination with the general contractor.
Points of divergence
- The case was opened under Article 143, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code (violation of labor safety requirements), and a second case was opened under Article 216, Part 3 (violation of safety rules during construction work resulting in death of two or more people). — vedomosti
- The third victim died in the intensive care unit with 80% burns; the first victim was 39 years old with 90% burns. — kommersant
- The second victim had over 70% burns and multiple injuries; the first victim was 39 with 90% burns. — riamo
- The second victim had over 70% body burns and multiple injuries. — m24
- Three victims died from severe burns within days after the fire; one of the victims died in Nizhny Novgorod. — interfax
Coverage (10 sources)
- Another worker died in a fire at a construction site in Omsk — Вести
- Up to four victims of fire at construction site in Omsk — Интерфакс
- Number of victims of fire at construction site in Omsk has risen to four — Ведомости
- Fourth victim of fire at construction site in Omsk has died — Москва 24
- Third victim of fire at high-rise construction site in Omsk has died — Коммерсантъ
- Third victim of fire at construction site in Omsk died in hospital — Интерфакс
- In Omsk, the second victim of the fire at the construction site died — РИАМО
- Second victim of fire at high-rise construction site in Omsk has died — Коммерсантъ
- Second victim of fire at construction site in Omsk died — Вести
- Second victim of fire at construction site of house in Omsk died — Москва 24