The key facts
- The fire at the school in the village of Oraki was localized at 02:32 and fully extinguished by 12:25 on November 7
- 41 people and 12 pieces of equipment were involved, including reinforcements from Parnaya, Ivanovka and Shusha
- No casualties; the preliminary cause is a short circuit in the wiring
The school in the village of Oraki burned down almost entirely
A major fire destroyed a school building in the village of Oraki in the Sharypovo District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The fire covered 960 square meters, and the roof partially collapsed. The fire report reached rescuers at 23:53 on November 6; by the time the first crews arrived, the roof was already ablaze with open flames and the rooms were filled with thick smoke. This was reported by Life.ru citing the regional branch of the Emergency Ministry.
Firefighting lasted all night and into the morning
Putting out the fire required additional units from neighboring settlements — Parnaya, Ivanovka and Shusha. In total, according to the Main Directorate of the Emergency Ministry of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai, 41 people and 12 pieces of equipment were involved. The fire was localized at 02:32 and fully extinguished only by 12:25 on November 7 — the battle against the blaze took more than 12 hours. According to a preliminary version, the cause may have been a short circuit in the electrical wiring; investigators are working at the scene. The official cause has not yet been named.
No casualties; students may be temporarily distributed among other schools
According to the regional branch of the Emergency Ministry, no one was injured. Due to the serious damage to the building, local authorities are considering the option of temporarily distributing students among other educational institutions of the district while the school is being restored; no final decision has yet been made.
A similar incident in Leningrad Oblast ended without casualties
This is already the second fire at an educational institution in a week: on November 2, in the settlement of Yefimovsky in the Boksitogorsk District of Leningrad Oblast, the third floor of a special boarding school on Shkolnaya Street caught fire. From the building, 52 people were urgently evacuated, including 48 children; the residents and staff were brought outside, the fire was put out, and there were no casualties.
