Three killed in fires in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Three people were killed in fires across Kazakhstan over the last two days, the Ministry of Emergencies reports.

A five-story residential complex caught fire in Ust-Kamenogorsk tonight. The blaze covered an area of 6 square meters as it engulfed one of the apartments. A lifeless man's body was found there. The man is thought to be in his 60s. Another fire broke out at one of the branches of Kazvtorchermet JSC in Taraz on Saturday morning. A man and a woman were killed in that accident. This time the fire covered an area of 20 square meters. The victims are to be identified.