Earlier, social network users reported that a house fire in the Yangihayot district of Tashkent killed four people. However, according to the district administration, the victims of the fire were two people.

The incident happened on December 5 at 20:00. Nine people residing in the same apartment were evacuated in time. They are all temporarily housed in the Tashkent INDEX shopping complex.

As a result of the fire, 80 sq. m of living space was damaged. The case is under investigation.