The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Sakha Republic (Yakutia) reported on its Telegram channel that four people died in a fire in a residential building in Yakutsk.
The fire broke out in a two-story house on Pionerskaya Street. The fire damaged two apartments with a total area of 50 square meters. m.The bodies of four adult victims were found at the fire scene.
According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies, there was no evacuation, all residents left on their own before the firefighters arrived. 71 people, including 56 people and 13 pieces of equipment, and 17 pieces of equipment from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia participated in the extinguishing of the fire.
Currently, an investigative team is working at the fire scene to determine the cause and culprit.
Earlier, it was reported that firefighters eliminated an open fire in an apartment and outbuilding in the city of Aramil in the Sverdlovsk region. The area of the fire was 1,500 square meters. m It was noted that dense buildings and strong winds contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.