The Health Department of Aktobe Region reported on the condition of the sole survivor of a fire at a gas station that killed three people. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the Kazinform international news agency, citing medics, the patient is hospitalized in the intensive care unit, is currently conscious, and is receiving full necessary medical care.
"At the same time, the burn area is 45% of the body surface. The patient's hemodynamic parameters remain stable," the doctors concluded.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that after the tragedy in Aktobe, where a family with two children died in a burning car, the owner of the autogas filling station was detained.
As reported by the Police Department of Aktobe Region, a criminal case has been initiated regarding the fire.
"This fact has been registered in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ('Violation of safety rules at explosive facilities'). The owner of the AGFS has been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility," the police statement said.
The department clarified that the investigation is establishing all circumstances and causes of the tragedy. The investigation is under special control of the leadership of the police department.
Recall that on June 19, firefighters responded to a call about a car fire at 22:55, working on an elevated call rank. The fire was extinguished in 8 minutes; only one of the four passengers was saved. Three bodies were recovered from the burnt car: a woman and two children, and another passenger was hospitalized.