2 kids rescued as fire breaks out in many-storey residential building

A fire broke out in one of the many-storey residential buildings in Abai district of Shymkent city on October 10, Kazinform Agency reports.

Seven fire trucks and 37 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire.

The fire was contained and extinguished in half an hour. The firefighters rescued two children aged 4 and 5 from a smoke-filled apartment.

Children playing with fire were likely to set the fire, the preliminary version reads.