A fire in an apartment on the eighth floor of a 16-story residential building in the central Kazakh city of Qaraghandy has killed three people. The Emergency Situations Ministry said on January 11 that one man who jumped from the eighth floor during the blaze was in the hospital. Some 48 people, including nine children, were rescued, while 82 people, including 21 children, were evacuated, the ministry said. Investigators are working to establish the cause of the fire. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Three Killed In Kazakh High-Rise Fire
Firefighters in Qaraghandy evacuate residents from the apartment building on January 10.