Emergencies Ministry told details of the fire in Khabarovsk, where an elderly couple died

In Khabarovsk, a 77-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman died in a fire in a private house. As reported on January 5 in the press service of the regional Main Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire due to late detection quickly spread on the roof of the building.

The tragedy occurred in a house in the Cherepichny proezd.

"Due to the late detection of the fire and reporting it to the fire department, the fire quickly spread across the roof of the building. A two-story house with wooden floors and a garage in the basement was clad with siding," - stated in the message published in the Telegram-channel of the Ministry of emergency Situations of the Khabarovsk region.

It is specified that the fire managed to localize on the area of 200 square meters. m. When extinguishing the firefighters took several gas cylinders to the street.

"Autonomous fire detector in the dwelling was not. The device could have detected in time the first signs of fire and loud signal to notify about the danger", - added in the department.

All the circumstances and causes of the incident are being established.

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