A fire in the building of the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos occurred in the village of Podgorodnyaya Pokrovka.

“Upon the arrival of the first subdivisions, it was established that burning was taking place inside the domed premises of the church.

The roof of the building was also affected by the fire.

The EMERCOM employees managed to localize the fire in the shortest possible time and prevent the transfer of fire to neighboring buildings, "RIA Novosti quotes the message of the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

No one was injured or killed.

34 people and 12 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. 

Earlier it was reported that firefighters extinguished the fire in the university building in Birobidzhan.