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CNN: Fire kills 23 people at Russian psychiatric hospital

A fire killed 23 people and injured another 23 at a Russian psychiatric hospital, authorities said Sunday.
 
The blaze started late Saturday night at the hospital in the southwestern region of Voronezh.
 
Hospital workers told state-run media there were 140 people in the building, including 50 who were bedridden.
 
An investigation is underway.
 
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said the fire has been extinguished. Search-and-rescue teams were surveying the site and inspecting the building.

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