Emergency crews rescued and evacuated 15 people from a fire in a nine-storey residential building in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. No injuries were reported.

The fire broke out on October 24 in an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential building in the Mamyrayev microdistrict, according to Zakon.kz.

Furniture and household belongings caught fire, prompting an emergency response from rescue teams.

“Emergency services arrived at the scene promptly. During reconnaissance and firefighting operations, rescuers used protective rescue hoods to save eight people, including five children. Seven people were evacuated via the stairwell,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control within a short time. No casualties or injuries were reported.