Three people burned alive in Nizhny Novgorod Region

A fire in Sosnovskoye village, Nizhny Novgorod Region, killed three people on 30 January, with the cause still under investigation.
Mar 3, 2026
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Firefighters discovered three fatalities after extinguishing a blaze at a residential property in Sosnovskoye.

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Emergency Ministry for Nizhny Novgorod Region

A fire on 30 January claimed the lives of several people in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The circumstances of the tragedy were described by the regional Emergency Ministry.

A private house caught fire in the settlement of Sosnovskoye on 1st May Street. When firefighters arrived, 86 square meters were already ablaze. The fire was quickly extinguished, but rescuers found the bodies of three people in the ashes. Their identities have yet to be established.

The causes of the fire are still unknown. Investigators have also joined the investigation into the accident to establish the circumstances of the tragedy.

Earlier, we reported on another serious fire that covered 830 square meters. One of the farms in the Nizhny Novgorod Region caught fire, killing 150 animals – chickens, goats, pigs, and cows. Read more about the tragedy and preliminary cause in this news article.

Since the beginning of January, more than 30 fires have occurred in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The Emergency Ministry described the fire situation as tense.

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