The victims were 46-year-old Anatoly Jhalnerchik, 45-year-old Alexey Puzyryov and 27-year-old Maxim Ryabtsev.
MOSCOW, February 4.
/TASS/. Rescuers found the bodies of firefighters who died while extinguishing
a fire in the building of an auto parts warehouse in Russia’s Siberian city of
Krasnoyarsk, the country’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS on Thursday.
"The bodies of
firefighters who died when fulfilling their duty have been found," the
ministry’s press service stated.
Head of Russia’s
Emergencies Ministry Yevgeny Zinichev expressed condolences to the relatives
and friends of the deceased firefighters. The victims were 46-year-old Anatoly
Jhalnerchik, 45-year-old Alexey Puzyryov and 27-year-old Maxim Ryabtsev.
Jhalnerchik and Puzyryov had wives and children. Besides, a worker also died,
whose name was not specified. "The ministry will provide comprehensive
assistance and support to the victims’ families," the press service noted.
Currently, the
Emergencies Ministry’s psychologists are working with relatives of the dead
firefighters.
A fire was reported
at an auto parts warehouse in Krasnoyarsk at about 10:39 a.m. local time (06:39
a.m. Moscow Time) on Wednesday. The fire covered up to 3,500 square meters. The
first unit of firefighters containing three people that was sent to search for
those missing at the warehouse became disoriented in the building due to heavy
smoke. Then they ran out of oxygen, the building collapsed and they were
killed. The fire was put out early on Thursday.
Head of the Russian
Emergencies Ministry Yevgeny Zinichev has ordered to set up a special
commission to investigate the causes of the fire. A group of experts has been
sent to the scene led by Deputy Emergencies Minister Ilya Denisov. Furthermore,
two criminal cases have been opened - the crime resulting in the involuntary
manslaughter of two or more people and fire safety requirements violation.
Source: ITAR-TASS
04-02-2021
