Victims of deadly blaze buried

7 Nov, 2007 04:31 / Updated 16 years ago

Russia’s Tula Region is in mourning today (Wednesday) as it buries those who were killed in Sunday's fire at a retirement home. Authorities say the main reasons for the high death toll were the delay in calling firefighters and the poor evacuation procedu

Thirty-two people perished in the blaze in the village of Velye-Nikolskoe.  Nearly 300 survivors are now in temporary accommodation.  It's reported that there are plans to rebuild the facility.