On the afternoon of July 26, five houses on Shohizinda Street in Samarkand burned down within several hours, the regional emergency department reports.
“Fire started in a house, at 242 Shohizinda Street, at 14:58, and the first call to the emergency department was made at 15:04,” the press service of the department said.
Also as a result of a strong wind, the flame quickly spread to other neighboring houses. The fire covered 200 square meters - ceilings, roofs of houses, household appliances burned down.
Five firefighting crews arrived at the scene. They localized the fire at 15:39 and extinguished it at 17:00. No injuries were reported, the cause and damage from the fire is currently being investigated.
