“So far, 17 victims have been preliminary, 11 have been hospitalized,” TASS reports.

Earlier it was reported that about 200 buildings, several sawmills and a kindergarten caught fire in 16 settlements of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a state of emergency was declared against the backdrop of large fires.

On the facts of death of people criminal cases are raised.

Short circuits were cited as the main cause of the fires.