Five people died as a result of a fire in the village of Oktemtsy in Yakutia.

Five people, including two children, died as a result of a fire in the village of Oktemtsy, Khangalassky district of Yakutia. This was announced on December 11 in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region in the Telegram channel.

"As a result of the fire, the house and garage were damaged by fire throughout the area. The total area is 127 sq. m. Five victims were found at the fire site, two of them children," the department said.

It is noted that the fire brigade was at the scene 5 minutes after the fire was reported. By the time emergency services arrived, the house and garage were engulfed in flames. Currently, the investigators of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are establishing the causes of the fire.

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