In Almaty, the roof of a two-story building caught fire, and four people were taken to hospital. Two of them are in intensive care. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The fire occurred in the Aigerim-1 microdistrict of the Alatau district on Prigorodnaya Street. According to the city emergency situations department, the first fire crews arrived at the scene within seven minutes. By the time firefighters arrived, the entire roof area was ablaze with open flames.
The fire spread quickly through the wooden lathing of the metal roof. There was a risk of the fire spreading to neighboring residential buildings, but firefighters prevented the blaze from reaching nearby houses. The fire was completely extinguished over an area of 180 square meters. During the extinguishing, the roof collapsed.
According to the city health department, four injured people were taken to hospital. Two of them are in intensive care in extremely serious condition, while the condition of the other two is assessed as moderately severe. All victims are receiving necessary medical care.
Media reports circulated information that the burned building was an illegal hostel. However, the emergency situations department did not confirm this information. The cause of the fire is currently being established.