- Tragic Fire Incident: Deadly Fire Erupts at Petrol Station and Car Repair Store in Dagestan, Russia
- Casualties and Injuries: Thirty People, Including Minors, Lose Their Lives, and Over 100 Are Injured in the Blaze
- Response and Compensation: Russian Authorities Launch Criminal Investigation and Promise Compensation for Victims and Their Families
The fire began at a car repair store in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, and spread to a neighboring petrol station.
A fire at a petrol station in Dagestan, Russia, has resulted in the deaths of thirty people, including three minors.
The fire began at a car repair shop along a highway in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, before spreading to an adjacent petrol station, according to officials.
An online video depicted a one-story building engulfed in flames.
A witness to the fire in the southern region of Russia exclaimed, “It’s like a war here.”
105 individuals were injured, and a number of them were airlifted to Moscow for treatment.
The Dagestani health ministry reports that thirteen of the wounded are minors.
It took firefighters more than three and a half hours to extinguish the 600-square-meter fire, according to TASS. Which cited a statement from the Russian emergency service.
The Russian government has initiated a criminal investigation.
According to Dagestan authorities, the families of each victim will receive 1 million rubles (£7,870), while those injured will receive between 200,000 and 400,000 rubles (£1,600 to £3,150).
