The key facts

  • The fire occurred on November 3 in building No. 7 on Kirov Street in the settlement of Chishmy, Bashkiria
  • 16 people were evacuated from the building entrance; a woman suffered smoke inhalation
  • Preliminary cause — a phone charging malfunction; exact causes are being established

Fire in Chishmy and evacuation of an apartment building entrance

In Bashkiria, on November 3, a fire broke out in one of the apartments of building No. 7 on Kirov Street in the urban-type settlement of Chishmy. A neighbor noticed smoke from the balcony and reported it to emergency services. Rescuers evacuated 16 people from the building entrance, and the woman who was inside the burning apartment was handed over to ambulance medics — she had suffered smoke inhalation. This was reported by the regional Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia, on whose information Gazeta.Ru covered the incident.

Preliminary cause and rescuers' reminder

According to the preliminary version, the fire started due to a phone charging malfunction; footage from the scene shows a burnt gadget. The exact causes and circumstances of the incident are still being established, so no final conclusion about the cause of the fire has been made yet. Rescuers reminded, that charging devices should not be left unattended, and only working, original chargers should be used for charging. The EMERCOM separately notes that the fire was reported by the neighbor herself, who noticed smoke from the balcony — this is exactly what made it possible to quickly evacuate the residents of the building entrance.

Context

Gazeta.Ru also recalls a similar recent case: earlier, in the Rostov region, children started a fire in an abandoned apartment. No connection between these incidents, apart from the common theme of fires, is indicated in the publications.