On August 12, 2015, there was a fire in one of the apartments by Dubravnaya Street of the City of Kazan. As a result of the fire, boys born in 2009 and 2011 died, but their sister born in 2006 was saved by firefighters. The preliminary cause of the fire is a prank with fire of one of the children. Leaving the children unattended assisted their death.
As of August 13, 2015, 11 children died and 9 were injured in fires. In the corresponding period of the previous year this number of horrible statistics made 6 and 14 children accordingly. Five of the dead were left at home unattended.