MOSCOW, July 26 25 people were rescued from a fire in an apartment building in Ulyanovsk, the area of the fire was 200 square meters, a child and two women died, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reports.
Fire A fire broke out in three apartments on the third floor of an apartment building on Korunkova Street in Ulyanovsk, the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Ulyanovsk Region reported on Friday. According to preliminary data, a gas cylinder exploded, the city mayor's office reported.
«The area of the fire was 200 square meters. According to updated information, a two-year-old child and two women died. Three people were injured and were urgently hospitalized. 25 people were rescued,» the report said.
The department noted that gas and smoke protection service units rescued people using special devices. The cause of the fire is being determined.