Director Krymov, who left Russia, was hospitalized with burns after a fire in a New York apartment

Director Dmitry Krymov, who left Russia after the start of a military special operation in Ukraine, was hospitalized with burns as a result of a fire in his apartment in New York. The incident happened at the end of December. Now Mr. Krymov is in the process of recovery. This was reported on the page of the theater project directed by Krymov Lab NYC in Facebook (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist in Russia).

A report dated December 30 says that the fire in Mr. Krymov’s apartment occurred “a few days ago.” He and his wife, Inna, suffered “from fire, smoke and the aftermath of a fire” and were taken to “one of the finest hospitals” in New York. Mr. Krymov’s wife has already been discharged from the hospital. The 68-year-old director himself is still under medical supervision.

Newspaper “Moscow’s comsomolets” reported on January 1 that Mr. Krymov was hospitalized with “serious burns”, in addition, he inhaled carbon monoxide, and now doctors are trying to eliminate the consequences of poisoning. The material of the publication notes that the director’s apartment burned out completely. Among the causes of the fire are called a short circuit and a malfunction of an electrical appliance.

Dmitry Krymov left Russia the day after the start of the military special operation in Ukraine – February 25, 2022. In April, he said that he was not going to return. In September, the magazine “Theater” informedthat Moscow theaters began to cancel shows of his performances.

Anastasia Larina