The key facts

  • A woman, a 3-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy who had come to visit were killed; a man was injured
  • The fire in the settlement of Kamarchaga occurred overnight from November 8 to 9; firefighting lasted more than two hours
  • Preliminary version: a short circuit in the wiring to a heater in the hallway

Three killed in the Kamarchaga fire

In the settlement of Kamarchaga in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a fire broke out overnight from November 8 to 9, claiming the lives of three people: a woman and her two young nephews/nieces — a three-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, who had come to visit her. One more person, a man, was injured. This was reported by the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, as reported by Life.ru.

Course of firefighting and preliminary cause

The fire engulfed a residential house with an area of 72 square meters. The report of the fire reached rescuers on the evening of November 8; the flames were localized at 22:05 and the fire was fully extinguished at 00:09 on November 9. The firefighting effort involved 21 people and six units of equipment.

Investigation version and previous incident

According to the preliminary version of specialists, the fire was caused by a short circuit in the electrical wiring leading to a heater in the hallway of the house. The exact circumstances of the tragedy are being established.

Context

This is already the second such incident in the region in recent months: earlier, in September, in the settlement of Novochernorechensky, during a fire, a two-year-old boy died, after which investigators opened a criminal case on causing death by negligence. The publication does not indicate any connection between these incidents.