<p>Almaty: Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on Thursday, the city's emergencies department said in a statement.</p><p>The fire broke out early in the morning in a three-storey building whose ground and basement levels were occupied by 72 hostel guests. </p><p>The victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning, while the remaining 59 people managed to leave the building.</p><p>Kazakh news website <em>Zakon.kz</em> quoted the Almaty mayor's office as saying three people had been hospitalised.</p>
<p>Almaty: Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on Thursday, the city's emergencies department said in a statement.</p><p>The fire broke out early in the morning in a three-storey building whose ground and basement levels were occupied by 72 hostel guests. </p><p>The victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning, while the remaining 59 people managed to leave the building.</p><p>Kazakh news website <em>Zakon.kz</em> quoted the Almaty mayor's office as saying three people had been hospitalised.</p>