8-year-old rescued from fire in Svetly apartment, 6 others evacuate

Acrid smoke from a blaze in an Orenburg region apartment could have led to tragedy. Rescuers pulled a young child from the fifth-floor unit.

Feb 23, 2026

Firefighters respond to a blaze in a multi-story residential building on Sovetskaya Street.
Source:
Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Orenburg Region

Another serious fire has occurred in the Orenburg region. This time, according to the press service of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM), it happened in Svetly — an apartment on the top floor of a five-story building on Sovetskaya Street caught fire.

Emergency crews work at the scene of an apartment fire in the town of Svetly.

Источник:

Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Orenburg Region

Six people (including a child) exited the smoke-filled entrance on their own, but another eight-year-old schoolboy required the help of rescuers — a unit of the gas and smoke protection service pulled him out without a single scratch.

The fire was extinguished over an area of 43 square meters by nine people and three pieces of equipment. The cause of the blaze is being determined.

We recall that, as reported by 56.RU, a pensioner was injured in a fire in the Saraktash district — a house, a bathhouse, and sheds burned.