A two-storey cafe building caught fire in Almaty's Turksib district. Firefighters removed six oxygen cylinders from the flames and prevented the fire from spreading to a neighbouring building. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The fire occurred in the early morning. By the time rescuers arrived, the roof of the building was engulfed in open flames. During reconnaissance, firefighters established that the fire had also spread to a utility room.
"During the extinguishing, rescuers removed six oxygen cylinders of various sizes from the combustion zone, preventing the threat of their possible explosion," the statement said.
The fire was extinguished. There are no casualties. The cause of the fire is being established.