Two people died as a result of a fire in an apartment in St. Petersburg.

In St. Petersburg, two people died during a fire in an apartment in the Primorsky district. This was announced on March 9 by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the city in the Telegram channel.

"On March 9, at 00:54, a fire was reported at the address: Primorsky district, Bogatyrsky Prospekt, 5, building 1. In a three—room apartment, in a room of 15 square meters, Gorenje was burning on an area of 4 square meters, "- reported in the department.

The fire was extinguished 31 minutes later, at 1:25 a.m. As a result of the incident, two people were killed, the service said.

15 personnel and three pieces of equipment took part in the extinguishing.

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Four helicopters and a train were involved in extinguishing the fire

On March 8, two people died in a fire in a private house in Primorsky Krai. Doctors also provided medical assistance to two injured women and a minor. A 12-year-old girl with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning was also hospitalized from the scene.