In Pereslavl because of the closed meter had to evacuate the entrance

In Pereslavl-Zalessky in the apartment of a residential building there was a fire. Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighters rescued 7 people and evacuated 20 residents. This is reported by the press service of the Emergencies Department in the Yaroslavl region.

The fire broke out on Wednesday, October 14, at 14-12. In one of the apartments of the house on the street 50 years Komsomol city of Pereslavl-Zalessky there was a fire of an electric meter

To extinguish the fire arrived 5 fire engines and 11 employees of the fire department.

To prevent residents from suffocating in toxic smoke, residents were evacuated. The link of the gas smoke protection service, with the help of rescue devices, 7 people were rescued. 20 residents were evacuated from the entrance.

The fire was quickly extinguished. Burned out the decoration of the hallway on an area of 4 square meters. Smoked the entire apartment with an area of 52 square meters.