8 Shih Tzus die in Moscow apartment fire
Eight Shih Tzu dogs died in a fire at a Moscow apartment on October 18, after a socket ignited following the use of a vacuum cleaner. The owner attempted to rescue the 12 dogs but only managed to save four.
Consensus
- A fire occurred in a Moscow apartment on October 18.
- The fire was caused by a socket that ignited after a vacuum cleaner was plugged in.
- There were 12 Shih Tzu dogs in the apartment.
- Eight of the dogs died in the fire.
- The owner tried to rescue the dogs but only managed to save four.
- No human injuries were reported.
- The fire was extinguished by 21:02 on October 18.
- The fire covered an area of 15 square meters.
Points of divergence
- The fire occurred in the 1st Strелецky Proezd, not the 1st Strелеcky Pereulok as reported by riamo. — vm
- A fire occurred on October 18 on Zhulebinsky Boulevard in Moscow, unrelated to the Shih Tzu incident. — vm
- A 13-year-old boy died in a fire in Bilimbay, Sverdlovsk Oblast, on October 17, which is unrelated to the Moscow incident. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- 8 dogs of the Shih Tzu breed died in a fire in a Moscow apartment — РИАМО
- At a fire in an apartment in central Moscow, 8 purebred dogs died — Вести
- Fire in apartment at 1st Streletsky Lane in Moscow on October 18: eight dogs died — Вечерняя Москва