Fire broke out in high-rise apartment building in Zhezkazgan
10:43, 17 February 2011
ASTANA. February 17. KAZINFORM One of the apartments of a five-storey house has caught fire in Zhezkazgan town of Karaganda region on Wednesday. The fire spread to adjacent apartments; the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies reports.
The fire was extinguished in two and a half hours. It covered an area of 44 square meters. A body of a male, 26, was found at the scene of the fire. Three persons were poisoned by carbon monoxide and were hospitalized. 10 people including 5 children were evacuated.