Evening fire in Simferopol — several apartments in a high-rise building caught fire at once

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On August 27, at 22:03, the Crisis Management Center received a message about smoke in an apartment building on the street. Tolstoy in Simferopol.

Fire and rescue units of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Crimea were immediately sent to the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that a fire had occurred in an apartment on the 7th floor of a nine-story residential building. The department of the gas and smoke protection service carried out reconnaissance of the premises, during which 1 person was rescued from the danger zone. The fire area was 10 square meters. meters— reported in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Crimea.

It should be noted that several apartments were engulfed in fire. The fire was extinguished at 22:53. In total, forces and means from the Russian Emergencies Ministry were involved in the elimination of the fire: 12 personnel and 4 pieces of equipment. Previously, one of the residents of the house was injured.

The prosecutor’s office is investigating.

During an organized audit, all the circumstances of the incident will be established, a legal assessment will be given of the fulfillment of the requirements of fire safety legislation— reported in the supervisory department.

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