A terrible tragedy in the village of Novoipatovo Sysertsky urban district occurred on the night of Monday to Tuesday. About five o'clock in the morning in the fire department received a report of a fire in the panel apartment house. Two fire engines and 7 personnel left the place.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the focus of the fire was in one of the apartments, so initially all the firefighters were directed to prevent the spread of fire to the second apartment. They liquidated the threat within 10 minutes, after which they began to extinguish the burnt apartment. As a result, the fire area was 60 square meters.

After extinguishing the fire in 24 minutes, the firemen proceeded to disassemble the burnt structures, among which four bodies. In the race, three children were killed - 1 year, 12 and 14 years - and also their father. Mother with severe burns was taken to the intensive care unit. The grandmother, who lived in the same apartment. She was the first to notice a fire, but she did not have time to wake her relatives.

Sysert interdistrict prosecutor's office conducts an investigation of the incident. Preliminary cause of fire - short circuit of the electricity meter. The family was prosperous, they did not count anywhere on the register.

"On the scene to ensure the coordination of the work of law enforcement and supervisory bodies immediately left Sysertsky inter-district prosecutor Mikhail Chertovich. The prosecutor's office determines the circumstances of the incident, the causes of the fire are clarified, all possible versions are considered.

Based on the results of the audit, the degree of responsibility of the guilty persons will be determined, including the evaluation of the activities of control and supervisory bodies and emergency services. The course of conducting pre-investigation checks and supervisory measures in connection with the death of three children and their father is taken for control by the leadership of the regional prosecutor's office, "the press service of the oblast prosecutor's office.