Orphanage catches fire in Kyrgyzstan, all children evacuated

The fire sparked up in the small hours on Monday at the classrooms of the orphanage ?Children?s Village Bishkek Youth House-2?, which is situated at the Bishkek neighbouring village of Nizhnyaya Ala-Archa and is an affiliate of the international charity ?SOS-Kinderdorf International?. According to the Kyrgyz Emergencies Ministry, 16 inmates were staying at the orphanage at the moment the fire sparked up. All of them were evacuated; and the firemen put down the fire. About 80 square meters burnt down in the building. ?No children and adults were injured in the fire. A specially formed committee is investigating the reasons for the fire and the sustained damages,? the ministry said; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.