Fire in hostel in Kazakhstan’s Almaty kills 13

ASTANA: Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan’s Almaty on Thursday, the city’s emergencies department said in a statement.

The fire broke out in the basement of a three-story residential building, where the 1st floor and basement had been converted into a hostel.

There were initially 72 people in the hostel, and 59 people were self-evacuated.

-Xinhua