Devastating Fire in Two-Storey Apartment Kills Six Including Five Children

Moscow (The Uttam Hindu): Six people, including five children, were killed in a fire that broke out in a two-storey apartment building in a village in the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, local emergency services said on their Telegram channel on Tuesday.

According to reports, the fire started on a roof on the second floor of the building on Tuesday morning. By the time emergency response teams arrived, the fire was extinguished and limited to 2.5 square metres.

Rescue teams found the bodies of three girls, two boys and a 33-year-old man inside the apartment.