ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Jan 28 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – More than 400 cases of house fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of Jan, claiming 16 lives, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said today (Tuesday).
“A total of 413 house fires have occurred across the country, since the beginning of this month, killing 16 people, including two children,” NEMA said, in a statement.
Broken stoves and chimneys, people’s careless actions, leaving children unattended, and electrical short circuits, were the main causes of house fires, the emergency agency said, urging people to prevent possible fires at their home.– NNN-MONGOLIA WEB
