A mother and three children died in a fire in the Leningrad region.

A woman and three children were killed in a fire in the city of Lyuban, Leningrad region. This was reported on October 2 in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"The tragedy occurred in the city of Luban. During the spill, firefighters from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations found the bodies of a woman and children," the report says.

According to the agency, the fire engulfed 80 square meters of a one-story house. 16 specialists and 5 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

Psychologists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the scene. The cause of the fire is to be determined by the department's investigators.

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