A fire broke out in a strict regime colony in the Tomsk region

As specified in the department, the fire was engulfed "a structure adjacent to a two-story brick building." Now the fire is localized on an area of 102 square meters.

"At 07.56 a message was received about the fire of the sewing shop on the territory of the correctional colony # 2 in the city of Asino, Asinovsky region", - the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The Federal Penitentiary Service said that IK-2 is a strict regime colony. It is designed for 1,228 places, including 30 places per colony-settlement site.

Let us remind you that at the end of last year a fire also occurred in the Barnaul penal colony No. 3. Then the area of fire was also large enough, there were no casualties. This correctional colony is also a strict regime colony, moreover, it is one of the largest such institutions in the Altai Territory - it can hold about two thousand prisoners.