Three private houses burned down in Murino, Leningrad region

Three private houses burned down in Murino, Leningrad region. This was announced on Sunday, April 6, by a source of Izvestia.

According to him, previously, the cause of the fire could be a short circuit in one of the buildings.

Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were called by a neighbor at night. As the woman pointed out, she heard the sound of an explosion of slate on the roofs of residential buildings.

It is specified that two houses that were on fire were old, one was new. This incident is considered one of the largest in recent times.

According to the source, the trees contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.

There were no casualties as a result of the fire.

Firefighters managed to remove gas cylinders from the houses before they exploded, our interlocutor added.

Emergency services are currently on site. Firefighters are engaged in localization of the fire.

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