Overview
- The fire was reported early on December 11 on Khangalasskaya Street in Oktemtsy, Khangalassky District, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
- Officials confirmed five fatalities at the scene, including two children.
- Fire crews arrived to find both the private house and the attached garage burning, with damage totaling 127 square meters.
- Fifteen members of the Republican Fire Service and three firefighting vehicles were deployed to the incident.
- An investigator from Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry is working to establish the cause, any culpable parties, and the extent of losses.