Residential House Burns to Ground Near Tolyatti — Video
Emergency services responded to a fire that broke out at night in the village of Podstepki. It started in a residential building. The fire was reported at 01:23 local time on Zhigulyovskaya Street.
«The fire engulfed a 70-square-meter house. By 03:00, the fire was contained; by 03:11, open flames were extinguished; and by 04:11, the fire was fully put out. No one was injured. Firefighters from several units, rescuers from EMERCOM, as well as AVTOVAZ fire brigade and a local fire squad responded to the call,» reported the Samara Region Center for Civil Defense, Fire Safety and Emergency Response.
Residents of Podstepki commented on the incident, saying that people were left without a roof over their heads.
«The fire burned everything. Everything. To the ground,» the villagers said.
In Samara, firefighters battled a blaze in the historic part of the city. The incident occurred at house No. 51 on Sadovaya Street. The fire engulfed 250 square meters of roofing. There were no fatalities or injuries, but people were forced to urgently evacuate the smoke-filled building.
