Three die in fire at Leningrad Oblast home

EMERCOM: Three people died in a fire at a residential building in the Leningrad region.

Consensus

• A fire occurred in a residential building in Pervomayskoe, Vyborgskiy District, Leningrad Oblast on August 12.
• The fire took place in a two-story house on Lenin Street.
• The fire started on the first floor in an apartment.
• Three people died as a result of the fire.
• Two bodies were found inside the building, and the third person died in a medical ambulance.
• Firefighters, investigators, and inspectors are present at the scene.
• The preliminary cause of the fire is considered to be careless handling of fire while smoking.

Coverage (2 sources)

• EMERCOM: three people died in a fire in a residential building in Leningrad Oblast — Вести
• In Vyborg, a cigarette could have been the cause of the fire in which three people died — Фонтанка

Key entities

• MCHS
• Pervomayskoe
• Leningrad Oblast
• Lenina
• Vyborg District
• Moscow
• GU
• Russia
• Leningrad Region
• Vyborg