2015 Baku residence building fire

2015 Baku Residence Building Fire
DateMay 19, 2015
Timearound 10:00 Baku Time (06:00 GMT)
LocationBinagadi raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°25′30.1″N 49°50′20.9″E / 40.425028°N 49.839139°E / 40.425028; 49.839139
Causeflammable facade material
Deaths15
Non-fatal injuries63

The 2015 Baku residence building fire occurred on 19 May 2015 in a 16-level residence building located in Azadlig Avenue 200/36 in Binagadi raion of Baku, Azerbaijan.[1][2] The official death toll from the fire was 15, of whom five were children; at least 63 people were injured.[3] Most of the dead were killed by toxic smoke as the building caught fire.[4] It took firemen three hours to completely extinguish the fire.

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