This is stated on the website of the department.

“A preliminary investigation is being carried out into the death of four people in the Atkar region,” the statement said.

According to preliminary data, after the elimination of the fire that occurred on the morning of September 23, the bodies of the owner of the household, his cohabitant, their co-villager and another person whose identity is currently being established were removed from the building.

It is assumed that the cause of the fire could be gas heating at home.

Earlier, eight people died in a fire in Krasnoyarsk.

In August, URA.RU reported that in the Kurgan region, a pre-investigation check was organized into the death of three people in a fire.