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The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia requests a report on the progress of investigation of a probe into an incident in a hotel that resulted in death and injuring of people

The Chairman of Investigative Committee Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin instructed the Head of the Dagestan Republican Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia A.P. Shchurov to report on the progress of investigation of the probe into the fire in the hotel building in Khasavyurt that happened on September 21, 2021 which killed two people and injured six, that was launched under Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of Russia (rendering of services not meeting safety requirements for life or health of consumers, resulting in death of two or more people by negligence).  

Currently investigators are establishing the cause and origin of the fire, questioning witnesses and victims, scheduled forensic and fire-technical examinations. Upon instruction of the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, the progress and results of the investigation are under supervision of the Central Office of the Committee.