Rescuers have localized a fire at the helicopter crash site in Dagestan

Rescuers localized a fire at the site of a helicopter crash in the Republic of Dagestan on an area of 80 square meters. m. On November 7, the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia reported.

"At the moment, the fire is localized on an area of 80 square meters," the department noted.

It is specified that as a result of the helicopter crash on an uninhabited house, the building caught fire. 16 people and four pieces of equipment were involved in the elimination of the consequences of the incident.

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The incident occurred on the afternoon of November 7th. It was clarified that the KA-226 aircraft of Concern KEMZ JSC crashed at 15:10 (Moscow time) near the village of Achi-Su. Three ambulance crews were working at the scene.

Later that day, it became known that a helicopter had crashed into a private uninhabited house in the village of Achi-Su. According to the Izvestia source, there were seven people on board the aircraft, three of whom died inside, and one was able to get out and died outside. In addition, the hospitalized are in serious condition.

The operational services involved in the investigation admitted that the cause of the crash could be a technical malfunction. It is the main version of the investigation.

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