In the center of Yekaterinburg there was a fire in a 25-storey house

In the early morning of September 19, a fire occurred in a 25-storey residential building in Yekaterinburg. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region, the signal of the fire arrived at 05:08.

In Krasnoye lane on an area of three square meters, fire damaged household property and interior decoration in an apartment located on the 18th floor of a 25-storey residential building.

Before the arrival of fire and rescue units independently evacuated seven people, no children. In extinguishing the fire involved 12 units of equipment, 44 personnel. At 05:28 the fire was localized, at 05:33 the open burning was eliminated, the pouring and analysis of the burned structures was completed at 06:26.

According to the press service of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, during the day in the region, work was organized to extinguish 16 man-made fires, including 7 fires in the residential sector. 2 people (adults) died, there were no injuries, 7 people (including 2 children) were rescued.