MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. One victim out of those injured in the fire at the Shagonar Thermoelectric Power Plant (TPP) in Ulug-Khemsky District, Tuva Region, died at the Krasnoyarsk Region Burn Care Center, Tuva Region Head Vladislav Khovalyg reported on his Telegram channel.

"Unfortunately, Mergen Chechek-oolovich Saryg-ool died today. He was affected the most by the emergency at the Shagonar TPP. The doctors fought to save his life until the last second; he was getting professional medical treatment at the Burn Care Center of the Krasnoyarsk Region, but his injuries turned out to be incompatible with life," he noted.

According to the head of the southern Siberian region, Saryg-ool had been working at the TPP as a mechanic since 2022. "He is survived by his wife and two children. We will provide his family with 1 mln rubles ($11,000) from the republic’s budget, and as well we will help in transporting the body from the Krasnoyarsk Region and organizing the funeral," Khovalyg added.

According to Russian Health Ministry data as of March 12, 12 persons are now getting inpatient treatment, eight of whom were getting medical assistance at the Krasnoyarsk Region hospital, and another four in Kyzyl, Tuva Region.