Fire in Kemerovo: A house for the elderly (video) caught fire in the Russian city

In the disassembly, 29 pieces of equipment and more than 80 people had to be involved in the fire at the fire of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. In the evening, December 23, a large -scale fire in a private home for the elderly in the city of Kemerovo in the city of Kemerovo. The event is reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"In Kemerovo, the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia eliminated a fire in a private home for the elderly," the Ministry of Emergencies written. The report states that the area of ​​ignition was 180 m2. Firefighters who arrived at the scene found open fire from the windows and on the roof of the building. 28 pieces of equipment and 28 people were needed to parse the rubble of the building for the elderly.

The service mentioned that according to preliminary data, 13 people were killed as a result of the fire. The Russian media said that reports of the outbreak in Kemerovo had been sent to emergency services at 22. 21. The Russian BBC service suggests that more than 20 people could die due to the fire. According to the publication, 7 people are considered missing. Journalists also point out that a two -storey house equipped for the elderly was built of wood.

As a result, the second floor burned completely, and from the former only a skeleton with metal corrugated board. It is assumed that the cause of the incident was the failure of the heating boiler. We will remind that on the night of December 22 to 23 in Moscow there was a fire in the territory of the military unit. The fire area was about 200 square meters. meters. At least ten fire payments were attracted to extinguishing.