Owner of Sterlitamak's 'Sunny' TC Arrested After Fatal Fire
The owner of the commercial complex 'Solnechny' in Sterlitamak, Sergey Rodionov, is involved in a case regarding a fire that resulted in four deaths.
Consensus
- A fire occurred at the 'Sunny' shopping center in Sterlitамak on September 22.
- Four people died and five were injured in the fire.
- The owner of the shopping center, Sergey Rodionov, was arrested.
- The arrest was ordered by the Sterlitamak City Court and set to last until November 22, 2026.
- Rodionov was charged under parts 3 of articles 109 and 238 of the Russian Criminal Code for causing death by negligence and providing unsafe services.
- Rodionov denied guilt and claimed the fire safety system was functioning properly.
- The fire started on the second floor and spread over 2,100 square meters.
- The fire was reportedly caused by a short circuit.
- The case involves allegations that the owner failed to ensure proper fire safety compliance.
- The court's decision has not yet entered into legal force.
Points of divergence
- The fire safety system in the center worked properly, according to the defendant. — riamo
- The fire safety system was checked five years ago. — tg_idelrealii
- The fire safety system sounded but the signal did not reach the fire department's control panel. — vesti
- The victims were trapped by fire and smoke inside the building. — kommersant
- Three of the four deceased were sisters. — vm
- People escaped by jumping from windows, and a rescue operation was conducted using a GAZelle van. — fontanka
- The fire spread to 2,100 square meters. — kommersant
- The fire spread to 2,100 sqm. — vesti
- The fire started on the second floor. — vm
- The fire started on the second floor. — kommersant
- The suspect was detained the day after the incident. — interfax
- The suspect was detained on September 23. — fontanka
Coverage (12 sources)
- Director of the "Sunny" Shopping Center in Sterlitamak arrested until November 22 — РИАМО
- Owner of TCS in Sterlitamak arrested in case of fire with four dead — Idel.Реалии
- Owner of commercial complex in Sterlitamak arrested in case of people's death — Вести
- Court in Sterlitamak arrested owner of burned-down TCS 'Solnechny' — Коммерсантъ
- Owner of shopping center in Sterlitamak, where people died in a fire, arrested — Вечерняя Москва
- Court in Sterlitamak arrested owner of burned commercial complex — Москва 24
- In Sterlitamak, owner of shopping mall where four people died in fire detained — Idel.Реалии
- Owner of TCS "Solnechny" in Sterlitamak detained — РИАМО
- Owner of burned shopping center in Sterlitamak, where four died, detained — Фонтанка
- In Sterlitamak, the owner of the burned shopping center was detained — Коммерсантъ
- Owner of burning commercial complex in Sterlitamak detained — Интерфакс
- In Sterlitamak, owner of the "Sunny" shopping mall was detained after a fire occurred there — Вести
Key entities
- Sterlitamak
- Solar
- TC
- Russia
- Sergey Rodionov
- Bashkortostan
- TASS
- SKR
- SK
- Bashkortostan
- REN TV
- Sun Center
- TC 'Solnechny'
- TC
- Rodionova Sergey Borisovich