In Irkutsk, nearly 30 people were rescued from a burning house

On September 16 in Irkutsk a fire broke out in a 4 story apartment building on Rosa Luxemburg Street. Apartments on the third and fourth floors caught fire, and firefighters evacuated 29 people from the smoke filled entrance. The fire was extinguished in about an hour, no one was injured, but on the upper floors the utility tunnel, doors, floor and walls were damaged. The cause is being determined, with careless use of fire the main version.

On September 16 at approximately 10:45, the fire department received a report of a fire in a 4-story residential building on Rosa Luxemburg Street. Forces from two fire and rescue units were dispatched to the scene: 3 fire engines, an aerial ladder truck, an articulated boom lift, and 13 personnel.
When the first fire unit arrived, smoke was observed in the stairwell. Rescuers as part of a gas and smoke protection team began evacuating the residents of the building. Firefighters evacuated 18 people via the stairways, and another 11 Irkutsk residents via the aerial ladders and with the help of the articulated boom lift. Apartments on the third and fourth floors were burning. The fire was extinguished within an hour.
As a result of the fire, the communication tunnel on the top two floors was damaged, and in the apartments the entrance doors, floors, and walls were damaged. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is being established, with the main one being careless handling of fire.
Firefighters and state fire supervision inspectors urge everyone to observe safety rules when using open flames!