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Fire in Ukraine psychiatric clinic kills 6

A general view shows the scene of a fire that broke out in a municipal psychiatric clinic in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine, on June 11, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

Six people died in a fire in a municipal psychiatric clinic in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa that started late on Monday (June 10), according to Ukraine's emergencies service.

Squad of firefighters, emergency and medical workers, and policemen were seen at the site, extinguishing the fire in the building of 500 square meters and evacuating patients.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his condolences and ordered the prime minister to investigate the reasons of the accident, which remain unclear.

Police launched a criminal investigation of the case.

(Source: Reuters)


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