Russian Police Detain Hospice Owner After 9 People Die in Fire

Russian Police Detain Hospice Owner After 9 People Die in Fire
A firefighter walks past a private hospice after a fire killed nine elderly people in Krasnogorsk outside Moscow on May 11, 2020. Russian Emergency Situations Ministry/Handout via Reuters
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MOSCOW—Russian investigators said on May 11 they had detained the owner of a private hospice outside Moscow after a fire there killed nine elderly people and hospitalized nine others.

Investigators said they suspected that the blaze, which broke out during the night, was caused by faulty electrical wiring in the hospice for elderly people in Krasnogorsk, which is located in the wider Moscow region.