Nine people were evacuated during a fire in an apartment building near Tula.

In the city of Shchekino, Tula region, a fire broke out in an apartment of a multi-storey apartment building. During the extinguishing, firefighters evacuated nine residents.

The fire area was 6 sq. m. The entrance of the house was heavily smoky. It was decided to evacuate. There are two children among the rescued.

A 70-year-old man was injured. He was admitted to the hospital with burns.

Eight rescuers and three pieces of equipment fought the fire. The cause of the incident is unknown, it will be determined by the investigators, writes TSN24.

Earlier, on March 18, it was reported that in Bashkiria, a fire broke out in the village of Vperyod, which killed five children and an adult, while the fire area was 2.5 square meters. m. The head of Bashkiria, Radiy Khabirov, said on the same day that psychologists were helping the mothers of the dead children.