House fire in southern Ukraine kills seven children

House fire in southern Ukraine kills seven children

2012-02-14 14:22:55 GMT+7 (ICT)

MYKOLAIV, UKRAINE (BNO NEWS) -- Seven children were killed on early Monday morning when a fire broke out at a residential home in southern Ukraine, local authorities said. Their mother was seriously injured.

The fire broke out at around 6:15 a.m. local time at a residential house in the village of Kinetspil, which is located in the district of Pervomaisk in the country's Mykolaiv region. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry said seven children, between the ages of 2 and 14, died from smoke inhalation. Their mother, who suffered severe burns, was rushed to a local hospital in a critical condition.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire at about 7 a.m. local time and completely extinguished the blaze about 20 minutes later, officials said.

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