In the center of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on January 15, election day was a fire in the mosque, "Hazrat Sultan." During a fire killed one person. The message of Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the scene of a fire, "found the body of an unknown male." By 17 o'clock local time, a fire in the mosque have been contained. Involved in fire 32 units of fire fighting equipment.

According to the news agency "Novosti-Kazakhstan", scheduled to open the mosque for the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence in December 2011, but due to defects found, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that construction work will continue for another year.