KHABAROVSK, July 25. /TASS/. The Solnechny District Court in Russia’s Khabarovsk region has put director of the Holdomi children’s camp Maxim Kuznetsov into custody for two months as a defendant in a deadly fire case, a court spokesperson told TASS.

"Kuznetsov has been put into custody until September 22," she said.

According to earlier reports, Kuznetsov and the camp’s owner Vitaly Burlakov were detained following the fire under Article 238.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (the provision of services that fail to meet safety requirements). Another case was opened under Article 293.3 (negligence) against Senior Supervisor at the Emergencies Ministry’s regional branch Eduard Novgorodtsev. Both cases have been combined into one.

The fire in a tent camp at the Holdomi ski complex occurred overnight into July 23. As many as 20 out of the camp’s 26 tents burned down. The blaze killed four kids, leaving 13 people injured, including eight children. On July 24, the regional authorities declared a three-day morning for the victims of the fire.