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[[File:Alma-Kzl obl.svg|thumb|right|300px|Location of [[Almaty Province]] in Kazakhstan]]
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The '''2009 Taldykorgan fire''' occurred on [[September 13]], [[2009]] when at least 38 people were killed in a fire at a [[drug abuse]] clinic in [[Taldykorgan]], [[Almaty Province]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="Kazakhstan News 13/Sept/09">{{cite news|url=http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/542546|title=Drug clinic fire leads to deaths|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[Kazakhstan News]]|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref><ref name="AFP 13/Sept/2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hrJljl18Zvn6do8KN-NfJpBHUNXQ |title=Huge fire kills 37 at Kazakhstan drug rehab centre|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref><ref name="RIA Novosti 13/Sept/2009">{{cite news|url=http://en.rian.ru/exsoviet/20090913/156110641.html|title=Drug abuse clinic fire kills 38 people in south Kazakhstan|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref> At least 10 others were re-hospitalised after the fire.<ref name="Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze"/> Two of the dead were staff, the other 36 were patients.<ref name="Fire at Kazakhstan health clinic kills 38"/>
The '''2009 Taldykorgan fire''' occurred on [[September 13]], [[2009]] when at least 38 people were killed in a fire at a [[drug abuse]] clinic in [[Taldykorgan]], [[Almaty Province]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="Kazakhstan News 13/Sept/09">{{cite news|url=http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/542546|title=Drug clinic fire leads to deaths|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[Kazakhstan News]]|accessdate=2009-09-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5jq7gdRXE|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="AFP 13/Sept/2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hrJljl18Zvn6do8KN-NfJpBHUNXQ |title=Huge fire kills 37 at Kazakhstan drug rehab centre|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref><ref name="RIA Novosti 13/Sept/2009">{{cite news|url=http://en.rian.ru/exsoviet/20090913/156110641.html|title=Drug abuse clinic fire kills 38 people in south Kazakhstan|date=13 September 2009|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]|accessdate=2009-09-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5jq7h2xZ2|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref> At least 10 others were re-hospitalised after the fire.<ref name="Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze"/> Two of the dead were staff, the other 36 were patients.<ref name="Fire at Kazakhstan health clinic kills 38"/>
The building dates from 1951.<ref name="38 die in Kazakh drug clinic blaze"/> The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.<ref name="Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze"/><ref name="Dozens killed in blaze at drug rehab clinic"/>
The building dates from 1951.<ref name="38 die in Kazakh drug clinic blaze"/> The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.<ref name="Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze"/><ref name="Dozens killed in blaze at drug rehab clinic"/>


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Location of Almaty Province in Kazakhstan

The 2009 Taldykorgan fire occurred on September 13, 2009 when at least 38 people were killed in a fire at a drug abuse clinic in Taldykorgan, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan.[1][2][3] At least 10 others were re-hospitalised after the fire.[4] Two of the dead were staff, the other 36 were patients.[5] The building dates from 1951.[6] The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.[4][7]

Fire

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The fire started at 5:30 AM.[8][7] The fire quickly spread through the single story Soviet-era building. Locked doors and barred windows blocked many escape routes,[4][9] and screams were heard coming from the building for over 20 minutes.[8] 40 people were evacuated from the building by rescuers.[6][7] Firefighters extinguished the fire after several hours.[7] Ten people were taken to the hospital, where they were treated for severe burn injuries. Bodies were recovered from the building, and taken to the city morgue where relatives were witnessed wailing.[8] One victim's sister criticised police for taking him away because "he was drinking too much. They said they were taking him away for six months to cure him of alcoholism but now he's dead".[8] Another woman, this one named Fatima, stated: "I heard them screaming for 20 minutes. They were screaming, 'Save us, save us'".[4]

Reaction

Karim Massimov, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister, has asked for an investigation to take place.[4][9][7] The Emergencies Ministry later released a statement saying: "The fire had spread rapidly because fire fighters had been alerted late".[5] Serik Akhmetov, the Deputy Prime Minister, is to fly to Taldykorgan.[4][7]

A commission to investigate the fire will be established. The building itself was visited by fire safety inspectors in May 2009.[4] A number of violations were discovered, and the building was found to have no alarm system.[4][8] Some violations had since been fixed, but an alarm system had still not been installed.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ "Drug clinic fire leads to deaths". Kazakhstan News. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Huge fire kills 37 at Kazakhstan drug rehab centre". AFP. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  3. ^ "Drug abuse clinic fire kills 38 people in south Kazakhstan". RIA Novosti. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze". BBC. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  5. ^ a b "Fire at Kazakhstan health clinic kills 38". Reuters. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  6. ^ a b "38 die in Kazakh drug clinic blaze". RTÉ. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Dozens killed in blaze at drug rehab clinic". France 24. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Peter Leonard (2009-09-13). "37 killed in fire at Kazakh drug rehab clinic". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-09-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Kazakhstan clinic fire kills 37". The New Zealand Herald. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-09-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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