Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
The fire, which erupted May 19 in a multi-storey building at Azadlig Avenue in Baku, Azerbaijan was localized, Trend's reporter at the scene said.
The death toll in the fire has reached ten, some 41 people were injured, the representative of Azerbaijani Ministry of Health Safaya Ahmadova told Trend.
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, said the Emergency Situations Ministry.
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.