Baku: Four people, including two children, lost their lives in a devastating fire at a residential building in the Lokbatan settlement of Baku. The victims have been identified as Zulfiya Yusifova, her two young children, Yusif and Maryam Yusifova, and a neighbor, Yusif Huseynov.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the fire broke out in an apartment on the seventh floor of the ‘Gobu Park-1’ residential complex. The incident prompted an immediate response from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, who dispatched their State Fire Protection and Special Risk Rescue services to the scene. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze quickly, preventing it from spreading to other apartments.
The Prosecutor General’s Office, in collaboration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, is conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire. Expert examinations have been appointed to determine the circumstances that led to the tragic incident. The investigation is being carried out by the Department of Criminalistics and Information Technologies of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Four women were hospitalized at the Clinical Medical Center due to smoke inhalation. While three of them are in moderately severe condition, one has received necessary medical care and is expected to be discharged for outpatient treatment. The Ministry of Emergency Situations’ “112” hotline received the initial report of the fire, leading to the swift deployment of emergency services.
The fire resulted in the complete destruction of the flammable structures in the kitchen and hallway of the affected apartment over an area of 13 m². Fortunately, the remaining parts of the apartment and other residences were safeguarded from the fire. In light of the incident, residents of the building were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Authorities have assured that additional information will be provided to the public as the investigation progresses.