The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the death of two children in a fire in the Tver region.

A criminal case on causing death by negligence was initiated after the death of two children in a fire in an apartment building in the Tver region. This was reported on December 13 in the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

"The Rzhev interdistrict investigation Department of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Tver Region has opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing death by negligence")," the department's Telegram channel says.

It is noted that investigative actions are currently being carried out to establish all the circumstances of the incident. Expert investigations have been commissioned to determine the exact causes of death, as well as the source and causes of the fire.

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The fact that two children died as a result of a fire in a private house in the Tver region became known earlier that day. It was noted that investigators and criminologists of the Investigative Committee went to the scene of the incident, who, together with the staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, will conduct an inspection.

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