The sister of singer Nyusha, Olympic champion Maria Shurchkina, was hospitalized with severe burns after a fire in an apartment in Moscow.
According to SHOT, a fire occurred in the residential complex in the Savoy business class on the street in Gritskogo (see the location on the map) - a four-room apartment on the 17th floor caught fire. According to eyewitnesses, smoke filled the entire stairwell, it was impossible to breathe, and flames were visible from the street. During the evacuation residents heard cries for help and cries. On the stairs they found the Olympic champion Maria Shurchkina. The locals urgently called an ambulance, which took the athlete to the hospital. The girl has severe 1st and 2nd degree burns on her chest and face. The exact causes of the fire are unknown - personal belongings and furniture caught fire.
Maria Shurochkina is a Russian synchronized swimmer, two-time Olympic champion (2016 and 2021), 11-time world champion, master of sports of Russia. Maria is the daughter of Vladimir Shurochkin, a member of the "Tender May" group, and her mother is Oksana Shurochkina (née Barnovskaya), a master of sports in artistic gymnastics. Maria's sister is the singer Nyusha.