During the firefighting efforts, emergency services rescued a 53-year-old woman. She was handed over to a medical emergency team.
"Additionally, as a result of the fire, the owner of the apartment, born in 1971, was hospitalized in the central hospital. Firefighters also removed two gas cylinders with a capacity of 27 liters from two apartments," the ministry reported.
It is noted that the fire was extinguished over an area of 80 square meters.
The emergency services urge citizens to adhere to fire safety regulations.
Earlier reports indicated that the fire broke out in a furniture workshop in Astana.