Major Fire in Moscow Region House, Children Possibly Inside
On the evening of Thursday, January 22, a major fire occurred in Lyubertsy, Moscow region. According to local public pages, a private two-story house in the gardening partnership «Zelenaya Zona» caught fire. Eyewitnesses report that several rescue teams have already arrived at the scene.
«They can»t put it out for a long time. Fire trucks are becoming more and more numerous. The flame flares up again,« eyewitnesses report.
Judging by the footage published by eyewitnesses, the fire is visible from various corners of the gardening partnership. A huge column of smoke rises into the sky, and tongues of flame burst from the roof of the house. According to local residents, rescuers may have run out of water, causing the flames to spread even more.
«It»s been there for a long time. Fire was blazing right from under the roof,« a local resident said.
Local residents say that recently in the same area, another house also burned. Some of them worry that due to the close proximity of the houses, the flames could spread to other roofs.
A source from AGN «Moscow» reports that children may be in the house. There is no official information about the incident yet. The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) for the Moscow region said that information about the fire is still being clarified.
Updated January 22, 22:25. The press service of EMERCOM for the Moscow region clarified that firefighters are working to extinguish the open burning. The spread of the fire to neighboring houses has also been prevented. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. The fire has been localized over an area of 300 square meters.
Earlier we reported that children died in a fire in Podolsk — the mother who locked them in the house was detained.
