In Vitebsk, 47 driving school students were evacuated from a fire

January 23, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. In Vitebsk, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations evacuated 47 driving school students this morning due to a fire, the press secretary of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Marina Fando told a BELTA correspondent. The fire occurred on the first floor of the building, the upper floors of which are rented by the driving school. During the emergency, the driving school students were in class. They reported the fire to the 101 service. Fire crews arrived at the scene, evacuated the future drivers, and extinguished the fire in a room measuring 5x6 m. The fire damaged the walls and a car located in the room. According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire is a short circuit in the wiring.-0-