Electrical panels caught fire on the second and fifth floors of a residential building in Shymkent. Due to heavy smoke, rescuers had to evacuate nine people from the building, including five children. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The fire occurred in a five-story building on Kaldaiakova Street. Emergency Ministry personnel who arrived at the scene began extinguishing the electrical wiring and evacuating residents.
"As a result of the incident, one child was rescued, and another 8 people, including four children, were evacuated to a safe place," the ministry said.
The fire was extinguished. There are no casualties, and the cause of the fire is being established.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that a spa salon caught fire in a 12-story residential building on Kunaev Avenue in Shymkent. Fourteen people, including nine children, were evacuated from the upper floors.
On the same day in Astana, electrical cables and car tires were burning in the parking lot of a residential complex on Saraishyk Street. Thirty-two people, including 13 children, were rescued from the building.