Kerosene lamp could cause a deadly fire in the Melovsk district

The tragic incident occurred in the Melovsky district of the LPR. In the village of Velikotsk on Balashov Street, a private residential house broke out late at night. By the time the units of the Russian Emergencies Ministry arrived, the building was completely engulfed in fire.

During the reconnaissance, rescuers found the body of an 81-year-old woman without signs of life. According to the GU EMERCOM of the Russian Federation in the LPR, the preliminary cause of the tragedy was a kerosene lamp, which the pensioner used because of a power outage.

The fire area was 80 square meters, the house was completely destroyed.