Boy, 6, dies in apartment fire in Pavlodar

The fire started at a four-bed apartment at around 01:03 am and fully destroyed it. In total, it covered an area of 150 square meters, damaging the adjacent apartment.

Firefighters summoned to the scene found a lifeless body of the six-year-old boy in the apartment destroyed by the blaze. Paramedics rushed two women to the nearest hospitals from the scene.

The fire was contained by 02:06 am and fully tackled by 03:01 am.

An investigation into the cause of fire is underway.

Photo: Department of Emergency Situations of Pavlodar region