2015 Baku residence building fire
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| Date | May 19, 2015 |
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| Time | around 10:00 Baku Time (06:00 GMT) |
| Location | Binagadi raion, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°25′30.1″N 49°50′20.9″E / 40.425028°N 49.839139°E |
| Cause | flammable facade material |
| Deaths | 15 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 63 |
The 2015 Baku residence building fire occurred on 19 May 2015 in a 16-level residence building located at 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 firefighters three hours to extinguish the fire.
