A man died in a fire in an apartment building in Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

In the city of Kansk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a man died as a result of a fire in an apartment building. This is reported by the regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

The fire occurred on Wednesday, March 26, on Berezovskaya Street. According to the rescue agency, a one-story apartment building and outbuildings caught fire.

The body of the deceased man was found at the scene, writes KrasnoyarskMedia news agency. The fire area was 107 sq. m.

The preliminary cause of the fire in the Ministry of Emergency Situations is called careless handling of fire. The circumstances are being investigated.

On the morning of March 27, a deadly fire occurred in another region of Siberia. In the village of Podatovskaya, Irkutsk region, a private wooden house caught fire, killing four people.