Before the arrival of the firefighting units, 47 people, including 16 children, made it outside on their own.
"Thanks to the coordinated and professionally competent actions of the firefighters, the spread of the fire was successfully prevented. Medical personnel from the Emergency Situations Ministry of the RK were on site. The fire was extinguished over an area of 40 square meters." Press Service of the Emergency Situations Ministry of the RK
It has been clarified that there were no injuries.
It was previously reported that the owner of an apartment in Astana was injured due to the fire.