Two employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations died while extinguishing a fire in Solikamsk.

Two employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations died while extinguishing a fire in a one-story residential building in Solikamsk, Perm Krai. This was reported on March 10 in the press service of the department.

"The roof collapsed, the firefighters of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were trapped under the rubble," the department's Telegram channel said.

A fire in a residential building on an area of 900 square meters was reported earlier that day. The agency clarified that 40 specialists and 19 pieces of equipment are working at the fire extinguishing site.