Kindergarten catches fire in Astana

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - A building of an old non-functioning kindergarten caught fire in Astana on Saturday, Kazinform has learnt from Ruslan Imankulov, official spokesman of the Committee for emergencies of the Internal Affairs Ministry.

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"The roof of the two-storey building in Almaty district caught fire at around 2:39 p.m. The blaze was contained by 3:54 p.m. The fire covered an area of 280 square meters," Imankulov said.

Firefighters extinguished the fire completely by 4:09 p.m.