(Reuters) – A fire broke out on Friday in an unregistered home for the elderly in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 11 people, Tass news agency quoted emergency services as saying.
The agency quoted fire safety officials as saying the entire second floor of a building housing 20 residents had been gutted. The blaze had been brought under control.
They said many homes for the elderly operated without registration throughout Russia and could not be subject to inspections as they were officially considered private property.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Chris Reese)
