A furniture workshop caught fire near Almaty, reports the national portal “Adyrna.”
The fire broke out at a furniture workshop located 18 kilometers along the “Almaty-Bishkek” highway. Due to the blaze, two people sustained minor injuries.
According to the Almaty Region Department of Emergency Situations (DES), the fire started today around 13:19. A report came into the 101 call center in the town of Kaskelen about a fire at a furniture workshop producing mattresses.
“Upon arrival at the scene, it was determined that a furniture workshop producing mattresses, with a total area of 231 square meters, was on fire. Thanks to the measures taken, the fire was extinguished at 14:07. Two people sustained minor injuries due to the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation,” the regional DES press service reported.
To extinguish the fire, 27 personnel and 9 units of equipment from the Almaty Region DES, along with 5 personnel and 1 unit of equipment from the Almaty City DES, were mobilized.
