A woman died after falling into a fire trap in the Verkhnekamsk region on December 18

In the Kirov region, a fire claimed the life of a pensioner. The circumstances of the tragedy were reported to the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

According to departments, on the night of Wednesday, December 18, a powerful fire occurred in the Verkhnekamsk region. One of the private residential buildings in the village of Rudnichny caught fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene when neighbors called. While extinguishing the fire, they discovered the body of an elderly housewife in the building. Investigators said she was 71 years old.

It turned out that the fire could have occurred due to careless handling of fire. According to preliminary information, the pensioner took the ash from the furnace to the outbuilding, where it caused an ignition. Investigators continue to work at the scene of the tragedy. An inspection is underway.

We wrote earlier that investigators commented further…