At least eight people died in the Crimean city of Sevastopol after an overnight fire in construction workers’ temporary accommodation, Russian officials said on Thursday morning.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, home to the Russian navy’s Black Sea Fleet, said the fire had broken out in a dormitory for workers building the Tavrida highway, a new road linking the cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol.
Russia’s emergencies ministry said eight people had died and two were injured.
Local law enforcement agencies said the fire was the result of an electrical appliance short-circuiting, the state-run TASS news agency reported.