### [2026-02-21](/feed/2026/02/21/index.md)

##### Blagoveshchensk
# Five people are killed in a fire at an apartment building in Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia. 




### Sources:

1. [Izvestia](https://en.iz.ru/en/2047036/2026-02-21/five-people-died-fire-apartment-building-blagoveshchensk)

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