This informs RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
According to preliminary data of the rescue department, two people were hospitalized.
“In total, about 70 houses burned down in eight settlements, 42 of them were non-residential, and 20 outbuildings,” the Emergencies Ministry reported.
It also clarifies that by now the fires in these settlements have been localized.
Earlier in the territory of Transbaikalia, an emergency situation was introduced due to natural passengers.
In February, "Utro.ru" reported that a criminal case was opened in the Kemerovo Region over the death of two children in a fire.