A police investigation has been launched into the incident, because according to the authorities, the hostel did not follow safety regulations. According to AP, five of the dead were from Central Asia.
At least eight people died and four were injured in a hostel fire in Moscow between Thursday and Friday night.
A police investigation has been launched into the incident, because according to the authorities, the hostel did not follow safety regulations. The hostel operated on the first floor of a 15-story residential building.
Migrant workers from former Soviet countries typically live in hostels in Moscow. According to AP, five of those who died in the fire were from Central Asia.