A fire broke out at a restaurant located on 8 November Avenue in the Khatai district of Baku, prompting an immediate response from emergency services. The Ministry of Emergency Situations' "112" hotline received the alert regarding the incident at the catering facility in the capital.
According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, units from the State Fire Protection Service were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze within the kitchen area, preventing it from spreading to the rest of the 440-square-meter establishment. The fire damaged four square meters of wooden cladding in the kitchen and six square meters of the roof structure, though the majority of the facility remained intact.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is currently underway. In Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Emergency Situations maintains a high state of readiness for urban fires, particularly in densely populated areas of Baku like the Khatai district. The 8 November Avenue, where the incident occurred, is one of the city's major thoroughfares, named to commemorate Azerbaijan's Victory Day and the restoration of the country's territorial integrity.
