Seven people dead in Russian house fire

Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-02 20:49:15|Editor: Yurou
Video PlayerClose

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Seven people, including two children, were killed Saturday after a fire broke out at a private house in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, TASS news agency reported, citing the local emergency service.

The fire began at around 04:50 a.m.(0150 GMT) and lasted some 45 minutes, killing a woman, four men and two girls. A total of 20 firefighters and five vehicles were deployed to the site to put out the blaze.

Investigators are still working to find the cause of the incident.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001367958601