The key facts
- A fire in a residential house in the village of Amurzet in the Jewish Autonomous Region claimed the lives of three people
- The fire report came in at 01:29, and firefighters arrived four minutes later
- The preliminary fire area is 35 square meters; the investigative team is determining the cause
Fire in Amurzet: three dead
Three people died in a fire at a residential house in the village of Amurzet in the Jewish Autonomous Region. This was reported by the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry; details were published by Life.ru. Rescuers found the bodies of two men and a woman while extinguishing the building.
How events unfolded
The tragedy occurred on the night of November 8 on Gagarin Street. The report of the fire came in at 01:29 local time, and just four minutes later the first fire crews arrived at the scene — by that point the house was completely engulfed in flames. While inspecting the building, gas-and-smoke protection service personnel found a man's body on the floor, and two more people showing no signs of life — a man and a woman — were in adjacent rooms. The identities of all the victims are being established.
Extinguishing and investigation
The preliminary area of the fire was 35 square meters. Six rescuers and two units of equipment were deployed to fight the fire. Firefighters continue to douse the building, while the investigative team is determining the cause of the fire and the circumstances of the deaths. No official versions of what happened have been named so far.
