About 40 evacuated due to fire in Russia's Sochi

About 40 people were evacuated due to a fire covering an area of 20 square meters in a warehouse in the Sochi mountain cluster, the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for Krasnodar Territory said, Report informs via TASS.

"On February 12, at 10:52 am Moscow time (GMT+3), the dispatcher of the Sochi fire and rescue garrison received information about a fire. It was determined that a fire broke out in the warehouse covering an area of 20 square meters. As many as 37 people were evacuated," the report stated.

There were no deaths or injuries reported as a result of the fire. The fire has currently been extinguished.