Fire breaks out in an apartment of a residential complex in the Uchtepa district of Tashkent, one person died

Fire in Uchtepa claims one life

On October 24, a fire broke out in one of the apartments of a residential complex located on Yusuf Sakkokhiya street in the Uchtepa district of Tashkent. This was reported by the Main Department of Emergency Situations of the city of Tashkent. Information about the fire was received at 01:33; fire and rescue crews promptly arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire at 01:52. As a result of the incident, one person died — the body of one citizen was found at the scene, and the apartment's household property was also damaged.

Circumstances are being investigated

A criminal case has been opened over the incident. Pre-investigation checks are underway to establish the cause of the fire and other circumstances of the incident. The Uzbek-language version of the Zamon.uz publication cites the same data: the report of the fire was received on October 24 at 01:33, the fire was extinguished by 01:52, and the body of one person was found. The cause of the fire was not named at the time of publication.

What is known and what remains unknown

Confirmed information is limited to the time of the report and extinguishing, the location, the death of one person, and damage to property. The cause of the fire, the identity of the deceased, and the circumstances of the incident have not yet been disclosed — their establishment is being carried out within the framework of the pre-investigation check and the opened criminal case. The editorial board notes: the opening of a criminal case over a fire with a fatality means that final conclusions about the causes will become known only based on the results of the check.