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Death toll in multi-storey building fire in Baku reaches 13 (UPDATE 7) (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Society Materials 19 May 2015 15:04 (UTC +04:00)
The death toll in a fire in a multi-storey building in Azadlig Avenue in Baku, Azerbaijan, has reached 13, the representative of the Azerbaijani Healthcare Ministry.
Death toll in multi-storey building fire in Baku reaches 13 (UPDATE 7) (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Details added (first version posted on 11:36)

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19

By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:

The death toll in a fire in a multi-storey building in Azadlig Avenue in Baku, Azerbaijan, has reached 13, the representative of the Azerbaijani Healthcare Ministry, Safaya Ahmadova told Trend May 19.

She added that 61 people were injured in the fire.

Ahmadova also earlier told Trend that one of the killed is a small child.

Some 30 ambulances are working at the scene.

Earlier, Azerbaijan's Emergency Situations Ministry received a call about a fire in a residential building in the Binagadi district of Baku. The fire brigades were immediately dispatched to the scene.

The relevant structures were also informed about the fire.

According to the witnesses, the building's plastic cladding was burning. This is the second case this month where fire spread rapidly due to easily flammable materials.

Due to the fire, the traffic in the disaster area along the Azadlig Avenue is currently limited, and drivers are recommended to drive along the Shovkat Mammadova Street.

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