DUSHANBE, February 13, Asia-Plus — The bodies of four Tajiks that died in blaze in Moscow on February 8 were transported to Tajikistan and were buried on February 10 in their homeland, Rasht district (eastern Tajikistan).
As it had been reported earlier, the 20-year Amrulloh Rizoyev, the 18-year-old Saydo Safarov, the 22-year-old Rahmiddin Najmiddinov and the 23-year-old Alisher Shukurov died in a food store fire at the Budyonny Avenue in Moscow on February 8.
According to information from the Tajik Embassy in Moscow, at present Russia forensic medicine expert are trying to identify bodies of nine Tajik migrants that were killed in a wooden hut fire within the compound of the fruit-and-vegetable store in the Khelbnikovo settlement, Moscow region. We will recall that the fire that broke out in the Khelbnikovo settlement killed nine Tajik labor migrants leaving two others with burns. At present the injured are in good condition.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The prosecutor’s office of Moscow region is investigating in what caused the fire.