Overview
- In Vologda, a blaze in a nine‑storey brick building on Lunacharskogo Street left one person dead and seven seeking medical care after more than 20 residents were evacuated and later returned.
- The Vologda mayor said the fire was localized at 20:18 with no gas leak detected, and he pledged a support headquarters and temporary housing if required.
- In Saint Petersburg, a four‑room apartment fire on Voznesensky Prospekt burned 27 square meters and left two men and a woman hospitalized after crews ended the blaze at 22:54 with three vehicles and 15 personnel.
- In Ussuriysk, three children aged seven months, one year and five years were hospitalized after a private house fire on Uritskogo Street, with one treated for burns and two for smoke inhalation, according to law enforcement.
- The Primorye prosecutor’s office placed the Ussuriysk case under oversight and opened a pre‑investigation review into the cause.