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Infant Dies in Engels Apartment Fire as Mother Remains in Serious Condition

Prosecutors oversee a procedural check to determine the cause after firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Overview

  • The fire broke out around 8:08 a.m. in a fifth-floor unit of a 10-story building at 150/7 Telmana Street in Engels, Saratov region.
  • Firefighters removed an unconscious woman and her infant from the apartment and transferred them to medics.
  • Resuscitation efforts for the child were unsuccessful, and the infant, born in 2025, was pronounced dead.
  • The mother, born in 1999, was hospitalized in serious condition and is receiving full medical care, according to the regional health ministry.
  • Seven people were evacuated from upper floors as three fire crews contained a blaze of about 12 square meters, with the cause still under investigation.