A criminal case was opened in
Rostov-on-Don after several fires that engulfed several houses in the
center of the city. Arsonists will be tried for intentional destruction
of property.
The case was opened under Article 167 of
the Penal Code ("intentional destruction or damage to property,
including committed out of hooliganism, by arson, explosion or other
generally dangerous method"). However, the police said that the version
of the arson was a preliminary one: investigators currently carry out a
complex of measures and investigative actions, special examinations have
been organized.
Massive fires engulfed many buildings in
the center of Rostov-on-Don on August 21. According to the regional
department of EMERCOM, as many as 30 residential houses were in flames
before the fire spread to 120 nearby buildings, of which 98 were
residential. According to preliminary estimates, 45 people suffered as a
result of the fire. A state of emergency was announced in the city.
Meanwhile, local residents say that acts of arson were perpetrated in
the city by real estate agents, who intend to buy land in the center of
the city at a low price.
Pravda.Ru
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