 13 people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on November 30. The city's emergencies department said in a statement .9 victims were Kazakhs, two people were from Russia and two from Uzbekistan, the Almaty police department said the fire broke out early in the morning in a three-story building whose ground and basement levels were occupied by 72 hostel guests. The victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning, while the remaining 59 people managed to leave the building .4 people sought medical help, including a student from India. Saikhan.kz cited the authorities as saying the cause of the fire remained unclear. The government said it has set up a special commission to investigate it.