MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - Five people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a church auxiliary building in the northern Urals, a police source said on Tuesday.

The blaze completely destroyed the building located next to a church in the village of Klyuchi. The bodies of five workers, who were involved in renovating the church, were discovered among the debris.

The remains of the victims, who lived in the building, are currently being identified.

The cause and circumstances surrounding the blaze are being established. Carelessness is thought to be a possible cause for the fire.