An apartment in a multi-storey building caught fire in Lyubertsy, Moscow region

A fire broke out in a multi-storey apartment building in Lyubertsy, Moscow region. This was reported on May 2 in the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"The fire engulfed the apartment on the 15th floor, the flames spread to the balconies of the 16th and 17th floors of the building," the ministry said in a statement.

Firefighters managed to contain the fire on an area of 29 square meters. m. 20 people were evacuated from the building, one person was rescued from the 17th floor. There was no information about the victims.

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A criminal case has been opened into the incident.

On May 1, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Novosibirsk region reported a fire in the Orange shopping center in the city of Iskitim. The fire occurred at 19a Leningradskaya Street. The fire spread to the roof and was accompanied by intense burning inside the building. Gorenje It was clarified that a fire extinguishing headquarters was deployed on site and an operational group was working, and a fire train was involved in supplying water. He was later eliminated.