A man died in a fire in the Chelyabinsk region

As a result of a fire in an apartment building in the Chelyabinsk region, one person died. This was reported on February 1 in the press service of the Main Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region.

It is specified that the incident occurred in the evening of January 31 on Tomilova Street.

"Unfortunately, a man born in 1950 was found without signs of life," - stated in the message of the press service in the Telegram-channel.

Rescuers managed to evacuate a woman and a cat from the fire. The area of the fire amounted to 8 square meters. meters. According to preliminary information of specialists, the cause of the fire could be carelessness in smoking. In the elimination of the fire involved 15 personnel and four units of equipment.

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