Firefighters averted an explosion in a private home in Astana on December 21, 2024.

"A fire broke out in a private residential house on Shieli Street in the Baikonur area. The Ministry of Emergency Situations extinguished the fire over an area of 100 square meters. Firefighters carried three gas cylinders to a safe zone, thereby preventing an explosion," the statement said.

There are no reported injuries.