A baby died in a fire in an apartment in St. Petersburg

On the night of October 2, a fire occurred in an apartment in St. Petersburg, as a result of which a baby died.

Two adults jumped from a sixth-floor window to escape the fire and were hospitalized with burns and injuries.

St. PETERSBURG, October 2 - RIA Novosti. An infant died in a fire in an apartment in St. Petersburg, two adults were hospitalized with injuries after jumping from a window on the 6th floor, the press service of the Russian State Social Security Service for the city reported.

“On the night of October 2, a fire occurred in an apartment in the building on 3rd Rabfakovsky Lane. After the fire was extinguished, the body of a baby was found at the scene. Two adults were hospitalized with burns and injuries received from a fall from a height,” the report says.

The SSUC clarified that, according to preliminary data, a man and a woman jumped out of a sixth-floor window to escape the fire. During the inspection, investigators found that the electrical equipment in the apartment was in working order, and the alleged source of fire was located on the sofa.