Fire in an Irkutsk colony, two inmates suffocated by carbon monoxide

In the Irkutsk correctional colony No. 6, a fire broke out on the morning of February 13 in the building of the women's ward of Central Hospital No. 1. 21 female inmates were evacuated, none were injured, but after the fire was extinguished the bodies of two women were found. Eight fire engines worked at the scene, the fire covered 250 square meters, but spread to other buildings was avoided. The Investigative Committee began an inquiry into the incident.

A fire broke out in the building of the central hospital No. 1 department at Irkutsk correctional colony No. 6. This was reported by the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Irkutsk Region.
The fire in the women’s ward of the correctional colony hospital broke out on the morning of February 13. A utility room caught fire. 21 female inmates were urgently evacuated from the building; none were injured.
After the fire had been extinguished, the bodies of two women were found in the building. According to preliminary data, they were inmates. The Investigative Committee has launched an inquiry.
Eight fire units from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service were working at the scene. The fire covered an area of 250 square meters. No fires spread to other buildings on the colony grounds.