Disasters · Almaty roof collapseAlmaty building fire: Roof collapses, four people hospitalizedAired October 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 8:56 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A burning roof collapsed while firefighters were tackling the flames.0:10Four people were injured and hospitalized, and the fire threatened neighboring0:14houses in Almaty.0:15How seriously the patients were hurt and whether the damaged building is safe are0:19still unclear.0:20The fire happened on October 21st, 2026, on Prigorodnaya Street in Almaty,0:25Kazakhstan.0:26The two-story building stands in the Agarim-1 neighborhood of Alatau district.0:30Kazakhstan's Emergency Situations Ministry says four people were hospitalized and0:34placed under medical supervision.0:36Officials haven't identified the injured people or said how seriously they were0:40hurt.0:40Their roles in the incident haven't been made public.0:43Flames spread across the roof and threatened neighboring houses as the fire0:46developed.0:47The roof gave way during firefighting operations.0:50It isn't clear whether the collapse caused the injuries.0:56The first firefighting crews arrived within seven minutes.0:59The fire covered 180 square meters and crews extinguished it.1:03That leaves the damaged building and the four hospitalized people as the immediate1:06concerns after the flames were put out.1:08Officials haven't said what started the fire.1:10The four patients' conditions haven't been made public, and officials haven't said1:14whether the damaged building has been made safe.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗