A short circuit may have caused the fire at the Baikal 21 hotel complex near Irkutsk, arson is not being considered. Early in the morning the fire quickly engulfed a two story cottage with no staff or guests inside. Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to nearby wooden buildings, but the 400 square meter administrative building was completely destroyed.
A short circuit in the electrical wiring may have caused the fire that broke out on Sunday morning at the Baikal 21 hotel complex near Irkutsk. Arson is not being considered.As a reminder, the hotel’s administrative building caught fire at 6 a.m. The flames instantly engulfed the entire two-story cottage, which at that moment had no staff or guests inside. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to other nearby wooden buildings of the Baikal 21 hotel complex.
As a result of the fire, the hotel’s administrative building, with an area of 400 square meters, was completely destroyed.