Four people died as a result of a fire in a private house in the Irkutsk region.

As a result of a fire in a private house in the village of Podatovskaya, Irkutsk region, four people were killed. This was announced on March 27 in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the region.

"At 07:22 (02:22 Moscow time. — Ed.) the fire has been eliminated. Four people were killed, and there are no injuries," the report says.

The ministry clarified that 15 people and seven pieces of equipment participated in the elimination of the fire.

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A fire in a private house in the Gorodovikovsky district of the Republic of Kalmykia killed one person on March 23. The total area of the fire was 35 square meters, and a gas and smoke protection unit was formed to extinguish the fire. Two tanker trucks and five personnel were also involved by fire department specialists.