The first of the fatalities occurred in the northeastern border city of Narva, where a woman died in her flat on the third floor of a nine-story apartment block as a result of careless smoking Wednesday morning. An elderly occupant of a neighboring apartment was hospitalized with smoke poisoning, spokespeople for the Rescue Board said.
In the southern Viljandi County a man died Wednesdayevening in a blaze that had engulfed a one-story house. Firecrews were called out at 6:30 p.m. and it was not immediately clear what had caused the fire.
Shortly afterwards fire crews were alerted to a blaze in a three-story apartment house in the eastern regional capital Jogeva. Firemen brought out the dead body of a man who apparently had started the fire by smoking in the bed.
A call was received shortly after midnight about a fire in a one-story house at Korgessaare on the western Hiiumaa island. The bodies of two men were found inside the building.
The first of the fatalities occurred in the northeastern border city of Narva, where a woman died in her flat on the third floor of a nine-story apartment block as a result of careless smoking Wednesday morning. An elderly occupant of a neighboring apartment was hospitalized with smoke poisoning, spokespeople for the Rescue Board said.
In the southern Viljandi County a man died Wednesdayevening in a blaze that had engulfed a one-story house. Firecrews were called out at 6:30 p.m. and it was not immediately clear what had caused the fire.
Shortly afterwards fire crews were alerted to a blaze in a three-story apartment house in the eastern regional capital Jogeva. Firemen brought out the dead body of a man who apparently had started the fire by smoking in the bed.
At 0:35 a call was received about a fire in a one-story house at Korgessaare on the western Hiiumaa island. The bodies of two men were found inside the building.
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