In the fire of an apartment building in Tikhvin killed 63-year-old man
In Tikhvin at Yaroslav Ivanov Street, a fire broke out in a two-bedroom apartment located on the 11th floor of a 14-storey building. As a result of the fire, the interior of the room with an area of 20 square meters was completely destroyed. After extinguishing, firefighters found the dead man's body. This was reported in the press service of the EMERCOM of the Leningrad region.
In Tikhvin at Yaroslav Ivanov Street, a fire broke out in a two-bedroom apartment located on the 11th floor of a 14-storey building. As a result of the fire, the interior of the room with an area of 20 square meters was completely destroyed. After extinguishing, firefighters found the dead man's body. This was reported in the press service of the EMERCOM of the Leningrad region.
At the scene, employees of the 61st fire and rescue unit and the 63rd fire department worked. 6 people, including two children, were rescued from the upper floors using rescue equipment. Another 10 people evacuated on their own using flights of stairs.
The fire killed a man born in 1963. The inspection is carried out by the supervision and prevention unit of the Tikhvin district.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia urges citizens to closely monitor the state of electrical wiring and household appliances. Never leave electrical appliances on unattended. Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” wrote that in the region during the day rescuers extinguished 8 fires and rescued 4 people from an accident.
