A fire broke out in a first-floor apartment of a nine-story residential building on Sauran Street in Astana's Yesil district. Firefighters are extinguishing the blaze and evacuating residents, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
When the first units arrived at the scene, the apartment was burning with open flames and heavy smoke was observed. Rescuers immediately began extinguishing the fire.
"All measures are being taken to fully eliminate the fire. Residents of the building are being evacuated. An aerial ladder and a three-section ladder are involved in the evacuation of residents," the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
According to the ministry, the fire has been localized. At the time of the report, there was no information about casualties.
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