In Angarsk, a shopping center caught fire on an area of 2 thousand square meters. m

In the shopping center (shopping center) of Angarsk, Irkutsk region, on an area of 2000 sq. m. There was a fire, five people were rescued. This was announced on January 17 by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"In Angarsk, a fire occurred in a shopping center. <...> Two people were rescued by the gas and smoke protection service, and three more were rescued by a ladder. Previously, there were no casualties," the department's channel in the MAX messenger said.

60 firefighters and 14 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, engine oils, tires and paint products have created a high fire load.

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Earlier that day, the press service of the Prosecutor's office of Yakutia reported that three children died as a result of a fire in a private house in the Yakut village of Namtsy. The fire occurred on the evening of January 16 in a two-story private apartment building on Vinokurova Street. It was clarified that the tragedy claimed the lives of children born in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

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