An elderly woman died in a fire in a private house in the Chelyabinsk region

A pensioner died as a result of a fire in a private house in the Chelyabinsk region. The fact of the fire is being investigated.

The fire was reported on the night of February 21 from the village of Sosnovka. The fire completely engulfed the house, writes IA "Ura.ru". When dismantling the building structures, the body of an 88-year-old woman was found.

According to the preliminary version, the cause of burning was a short circuit.

February 17, a private house in the village of Starye Burigi caught fire in the Pskov region. When extinguishing the bodies of the 62-year-old owner of the house and his 51-year-old neighbor were found. The cause of the fire could have been a faulty wiring.