Russia: Luka Hospital Fire Leaves 37 Dead

A fire has swept through a psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia, killing 37 people.

The blaze in the village of Luka in the country's Novgorod region broke out just before dawn.

Officials are investigating whether a male patient allegedly seen smoking inside the building started the fire deliberately by setting his bed alight.

The 19th century building had been due to close next year

The man, who was one of about 60 people inside the building at the time, survived, according to state television channel Rossiya 24.

The blaze engulfed the majority of the hospital's mostly wooden structure, which dates back to the 1800s.

The charred remains of the hospital, where 37 people died

Officials had warned the facility was unsafe and had called for it to be closed but hospital administrators won permission to use it until 2014.

It is the second fatal fire at a Russian psychiatric hospital this year.

Luka is a small town in the Novgorod region of northwest Russia

In April, a fire at a facility outside Moscow killed 38 people and prompted criticism of the state over the care of mentally ill patients.

There have been many fires at state institutions such as hospitals, schools, drug treatment centres and homes for the disabled in the past decade, raising questions about safety measures, conditions and escape routes.

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