What led to the fire in the village of Chelm, who killed seven children – Moskovsky Komsomolets

«MK” has been investigating the circumstances that led to the deaths of seven children

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10 October Abinsk district of the Krasnodar Territory will be a day of mourning for the children burned in a terrible fire. The tragedy in the village of Kholmsk, claimed the lives of seven children. By Bastrich family where there were 5 children in the night of the tragedy came to visit relatives Pronicheva with two daughters. Left home alone, children who were from one year to 10 years, suffocated by carbon monoxide.

About arisen after fire rescue eyewitnesses. A neighbor, who was trying to get the children from a burning house, suffered severe burns hands. Now he is in the hospital.

That could lead to tragedy, we spoke with the administration of the village of Kholmsk, neighbors and acquaintances Bastrich.

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Detached house number 156 on Gogol Street, where the family lived Bastrich, located on the outskirts of the village. Who works there the fire brigade and the investigation department. Fire apart the rubble – what is left of the burnt house.

It was possible to find out that the house was heated by charcoal and firewood.

And the residents of the village of Chelm collect money for the funeral of children. “Connect all businesses, people took the tragedy as his personal trouble,” – say in the stanitsa administration. When trying to find out details about the families whose children were in the night from 8 to 9 October at the house alone, we hear: “Family Bastrich prosperous, those who came to them – do not know. What’s happened – the investigators find out ».

Position the administration of the villagers clear. “They are afraid for their own skins. We – that know what a “prosperous” their family, – says Elena stanichnitsa. – Three years ago, Svetlana Bastrich trial for bullying and beating the eldest son Vadim. At this time, the other children she was taking custody. A senior Vadka was then 13, now 16, he lived with his grandmother on the other side of the village, the one of him now and cares. A little Svetka his five mouths to feed, and found a roommate became pregnant again. That’s – that’s due to give birth! We told her: “What are you doing, raise small, you’re on bread and water for interrupting. No, to her new beau had to bind themselves stronger ».

In fact, in August 2012 a resident of the village of Chelm Bastrich Svetlana was sentenced under Art. 156 of the Criminal Code “Failure responsibilities for the upbringing of a minor.” The magistrate fined the mother of many children in the 5 thousand rubles per child abuse. In the courtroom, the woman admitted that for two months mocked his eldest son. As follows from the court protocol, the mother beat the boy, whipped with a rubber hose, and forced to eat cigarette butts. With hematomas and bruises he got to the hospital, and then to a specialized center “Forget-Me.” With a teenager worked as a psychologist. And then he went to live with her grandmother.

In recent years, large family Bastrich was registered in the bodies of social protection of the population as poor and in a difficult situation. As Svetlana Bastrich reprized their parental responsibilities will be to install a result.

October 8 Svetlana Bastrich, who lived with his roommate Valerie arrived overnight relatives Pronicheva Andrei and Natalia with two daughters. At nightfall the adults left the house. How now says Svetlana, who is heavily pregnant – went to take out the trash. But the neighbors believe that adults went to the store for alcohol. Houses left seven children, the youngest was only one year old and older – for ten years. According to preliminary version, the eldest of the children and started a fire. While there were no adults, he lit the stove and forgot to close the valve. Then I went to sleep.

The fact that the house was on fire, the first to notice godfather family Bastrich – Vitali, who lives across the courtyard. Knocking out the glass in the house, he tried to pull the kids out of the fire. But it was too late. Children died earlier from asphyxia. Himself a man suffered severe burns of hands, face and body.

To help Vitaly neighbors came. One of them, Alexander Gubsky, rushed into the inferno.

«Like Sasha there in the fire and smoke found children – still can not imagine – says Elena, who lives on – next door. – This is so scary – to see children’s corpses. Sasha told me that one of the children lying on the bed, it was jotted down a few blankets. And one of the girls why – that was under the cabinet. Probably where he is crawling out there and fell asleep. Our guys were trying to pump more children. Who – is to show that one of the girls, Dashutka which pulled the first signs of life, she began to do CPR, but to save her and could not ».

As they say eyewitnesses, the three fire brigades arrived six minutes after the call. And only after forty minutes, according to his neighbors returned Svetlana Bastrich Valery and Andrey Natalia Pronicheva.

Fire firefighters managed to locate only an hour.

Vitali, who first rushed to the aid children with multiple burns and cuts on hands, face and the body was taken away “soon.” Doctors assess his condition as serious. Svetlan Bastrich who lost five children and two nephews, also admitted to the district hospital pathology department with the threat of miscarriage. The woman lies on a drip. Doctors fear for the life of her unborn child.

In fact the fire investigation department of the regional management of Abinsk district TFR criminal case on grounds of crime under part 3 of article 109 of the Criminal Code (causing death by negligence to two and more persons). The result is assigned the necessary expertise in order to establish the causes of the fire.