A fire broke out in a dormitory on Maksim Horki Street in Vitsyebsk on Friday evening. Emergency responders received the alert through the Molniya emergency notification system.
By the time firefighters arrived, a third-floor balcony was on fire. The blaze was extinguished. A total of 79 people, including 11 children, were evacuated from the dormitory. Some residents left the building after the fire voice alarm system was activated.
No one was injured in the incident. The cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding it are being investigated. Eleven units of Ministry of Emergency Situations equipment were involved in extinguishing the blaze, the ministry’s press service said.