The death toll from a fire in a country house in Surgut has increased to seven.

As a result of the fire of a two-storey country house in the gardening association "Coastal 1" in Surgut, seven people, four of whom are children, died. This was reported on November 5 in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Khanty-Mansiysk region.

"During the exploration and dismantling of structures, firefighters found the bodies of three adults and four children without signs of life," the press service said.

It is specified that the elimination of open burning on an area of 72 square meters has now been announced at the fire site. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 40 specialists and 11 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire. Gorenje

Earlier in the day, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Khanty-Mansiysk district reported that a two-story country house caught fire due to violations of the rules for the installation and operation of electrical equipment in Surgut. The tragedy was recorded at 03:22 (01:22 Moscow time) in the horticultural association (SOT) "Coastal 1".

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