"In Ussuriysk, a criminal case has been initiated into the death of five people in a fire," the ministry said in a statement.

According to preliminary data, the residents of the house "abused alcohol for a long time," according to one of the versions, the fire occurred due to careless handling of fire, noted in the UK. 

Earlier it became known about the death of five people in a fire in a residential building in Primorye.