Large fire extinguished in Almaly district of Almaty

The Emergency Department of Almaty reported that a fire of an increased call rank was eliminated in Almaly district on Adi Sharipov Street. Preliminary, a cable shaft caught fire. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

"During reconnaissance, GDZS units are conducting evacuation and rescue of people; thermal imagers are used to determine the source of the fire," the department's statement said.

Meanwhile, an operational headquarters for firefighting was established at the scene.

Later, information appeared that the fire was contained by the measures taken. And then completely eliminated.

Earlier, Kursiv wrote that visitors of Mega were evacuated in Almaty after an alarm signal.

This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.