8 people burnt
Last night a fire broke out in the storage room for wholesale trade of goods and household chemicals in Perm, Russia. There were 19 employees at the scene.
The fire killed 8 people whose identities remain unknown. Two of the employees received second degree thermal burns and were transferred to the hospital after a gas fume poisoning. Doctors say they are in critical condition.
Nine people are lost and it is likely that they are still in the building. Rescuers are still not able to enter the building, which is in danger of collapsing.
The fire left the two-story metal-concrete building completely burnt and it took 47 units of technical equipment to put the fire out.
The reasons for the fire are still unclear, but rescuers are certain that there wouldn't have been any victims if the doors weren't locked and workers had time to escape.
