EMERCOM: three children died in a fire in Buryatia
photo: Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations
In the Buryat village of Treskovoe, a residential building burned down. After extinguishing the fire, the bodies of dead children were found in the closet.
As reported by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, apparently, the children tried to hide in the closet from the fire and smoke. The dead were four, two and one years old.
The fire, which engulfed 39 square meters, was extinguished by eight specialists and three units of special equipment. The structures are currently being watered at the site.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that the parents of the dead children were visiting neighbors at the time of the incident.