One person died as a result of a fire in an apartment building in St. Petersburg.

As a result of a fire in an apartment building in St. Petersburg, one person was killed and another was injured. This was announced on February 24 by a source of Izvestia.

It is specified that the fire engulfed four apartments. As a result of the incident, two apartments burned out on an area of 80 square meters, in the neighboring entrance, two apartments had a fire area of 14 square meters.

According to the source, 30 people were evacuated from the danger zone. 30 specialists and six pieces of equipment were sent to the scene of the incident.

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A day earlier, a source from Izvestia reported a fire at a car wash in Balashikha, Moscow region. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Moscow region, a partial collapse occurred on an area of 700 sq. m. Later, the department clarified that the fire was localized on an area of 1,150 sq. m.

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