According to the department, there was a fire on the sixth floor of a nine-story building.

“Found two injured children, doctors stated death,” - quoted by TASS.

At 18:50 local time (17:50 Moscow time), rescuers liquidated an open fire in the house.

Earlier it was reported that the Investigative Committee opened a case on the fact of arson in a hostel in Surgut, as a result of which one person died and eight were injured.