Fire at Kuban that caused the death of 7 children, could be due to gas – RIA Novosti

© Photos: EMERCOM of Russia in Krasnodar region

MOSCOW, October 9 – RIA Novosti. One of the reasons a fire in a building in the Krasnodar region, which killed seven children, could be the fault of the gas equipment, told RIA Novosti source in the emergency services in the region.

The fire that killed the children from 1 year to 10 years, It took place in a private house in the village of Kholmsk (60 km from Krasnodar). Previously, children were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning and combustion products.

One adult suffered, it is in the Abinsk district hospital. A criminal case.

“The preliminary cause – a fault in the gas equipment,” – said the source.

According to the MOE, the message about the fire in the village Kholmskaya arrived in 23.29 MSK on Thursday. At 00.14 the fire was localized on an area of ​​60 square meters, completely eliminated – in 01.30. Fire fighting were 56 people and 21 units of equipment.