The fire that last week ravaged a military research institute in Tver, 160 km from Moscow, killed 17 people, according to a new report established Monday, April 25 by the regional authorities.
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At the moment, unfortunately, the confirmed number of deaths has risen to 17 people, five of whom have been identified
,” the Tver region administration said in a statement, adding that work was continuing to clear the streets. debris.
The previous report given Thursday, the day the Central Research Institute of the Russian Aerospace Forces had burned, reported six dead.
Russian television broadcast images of thick black smoke billowing above the four-story yellow and brown building of the institute, which the Russian Defense Ministry says conducts research related to aerospace defense and new air defense systems.
The public news agency TASS had evoked Thursday, as a possible cause of the fire, a problem due to the dilapidation of the electrical wiring of the building.
Deadly fires, often due to poor electrical installations or non-compliance with safety standards, are common in Russia.