Firefighters Respond to Blaze at Volgograd Bus StopEmergency services converged on the Proletarskaya bus stop in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeysky district after a fire broke out in a flower pavilion on Tuesday morning.
Police say smoking caused taxi fire outside Rostov courtA taxi caught fire outside a district court in Rostov-on-Don on the morning of January 29. Police stated the incident occurred because the driver was smoking in the gas-powered vehicle.
Police explain cause of explosion near Rostov courtAn explosion occurred near the Pervomaysky District Court in Rostov on January 29, with police attributing it to a driver smoking in a taxi that runs on gas.
Orenburg Management Company Fined After Tree Fall Injures WomanA management company in Orenburg has been fined 40,000 rubles (approximately $400 at current rates) as the first administrative action following a tree collapse that severely injured a 19-year-old woman in late November.
Hand Dryer Fire Forces School Evacuation in St. PetersburgA hand dryer caught fire in a school on Nerchenskaya Street in the Nevsky District of St. Petersburg, requiring the evacuation of children. This is already the second case in three days that firefighters have been called to educational institutions in the city.
Ex-police officer convicted for data theft in MurmanskA former police officer in Murmansk has been fined 240,000 rubles (approximately $2,400 at current rates) and banned from public service for three years for illegally accessing databases and violating privacy.
Taxi Explosion at Rostov Court; Hearings to ProceedAn explosion damaged a taxi car near the Pervomaisky District Court in Rostov-on-Don early Thursday; court hearings are scheduled to continue with increased security.
Cardiologist Links Influenza to Nine Care Home DeathsA cardiologist argues that influenza could have been the root cause of nine deaths in a Prokopyevsk care home, contradicting official claims that chronic illnesses were to blame.
