A fire show using alcohol-containing liquid, which later spread and caught fire, according to preliminary data, was organized in the Irkutsk TRC "Komsomol" in honor of the Children's Day. As a result of the fire, eight children from 6 to 11 years of age. "During the experiment, the room ignited the air-gas mixture, resulting in eight children aged 6 to 11 years, received burns of the first and second degrees of severity. All of them are now taken to the hospital, "RT commented on the situation in the press service of the EMERCOM of Russia in the Irkutsk region.

Two affected children are in a state of moderate severity. Six more received minor injuries, according to "The Fifth Channel". Also, there are reports that law-enforcers are currently interviewing the director-in-chief of the show. Recall, the emergency occurred in the hall on the third floor of the Irkutsk TRK "Komsomol". As a result of ignition of alcohol-containing liquid in a room where there were about 60 children a fire broke out. More than 1,500 people were evacuated from the building.