2 kids rescued as fire breaks out in many-storey residential building

A fire broke out in one of the many-storey residential buildings in Abai district of Shymkent city on October 10, Kazinform Agency reports.

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Seven fire trucks and 37 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire.

The fire was contained and extinguished in half an hour. The firefighters rescued two children aged 4 and 5 from a smoke-filled apartment.

Children playing with fire were likely to set the fire, the preliminary version reads.