0 0 ▁people ▁including ▁patients ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁clin ic ▁staff ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁the ▁area , ▁while ▁ 3 4 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁the ▁bla zing ▁building . ▁At ▁least ▁ 2 6 ▁people ▁died , ▁and ▁another ▁four ▁were ▁hospital ized . ▁Although ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁initially ▁bl amed ▁on ▁fault y ▁w iring , ▁it ▁later ▁emer ged ▁that ▁the ▁fire ▁had ▁actually ▁started ▁when ▁a ▁patient ▁tried ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁by ▁self - imm olation . ▁The ▁individual ▁had ▁second ▁thoughts ▁and ▁toss ed ▁his ▁burning ▁blank et ▁into ▁the ▁wooden ▁w ard , ▁ign iting ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁infer no . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁incident ▁the ▁authorities ▁arrested ▁former ▁patient ▁Mah amm ad ▁M amm ad ov ▁ ▁and ▁charged ▁him ▁with ▁murder ▁and ▁ar son , ▁among ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁Civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁bl amed ▁government ▁cor ruption ▁for ▁la x ▁fire ▁safety ▁measures ▁in ▁the ▁facility ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁accident . ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁President ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁created ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁underlying ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁and ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁fully ▁equ ipped ▁Re hab ▁centre ▁nearby . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁D rug ▁crisis ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁both ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Iran ▁and ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁drug ▁route ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B alk an ▁Route " ▁make ▁it ▁an ▁easy