9 rescued from burning house in Almaty

A fire broke out on the first floor of a three-strorey apartment building in Turksib district of Almaty city, Kazinform News Agency reports.

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Five people were evacuated through stairs to the ground,  and three more trapped on the second floor were rescued using a three-section ladder.

A firefighter rescued a disabled man from a burning apartment with an open flame in an area of 25 square meters, the Emergencies Ministry’s press service reported.