This was reported by the regional branch of the Ministry of Emergencies.

“It took an hour and a half to firefighters to liquidate the fire in the wooden chapel church in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the village of Verkhnyaya Sysert. The wooden structure of the building contributed to the rapid spread of fire, ”the statement said.

It is specified that at the time of the fire in the temple there were six people who independently evacuated.

There are no casualties.

“The area of ​​the fire was 180 square meters. m, ”the department added.

Earlier, a fire occurred in the Christmas monastery in Moscow.

In July, URA.RU reported that 66 people were evacuated in a residential building in Nizhnevartovsk due to a fire.