Psycho-neurological residential center in Kharkiv region caught fire, casualties reported
As a result of the fire, six people were injured (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
A fire broke out in a psychiatric facility in the city of Pivdenne in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the incident, six people were injured, reports the State Emergency Service (SES).
The fire broke out at 9:44 p.m. Kyiv time on Saturday, January 4, in a two-story building of a psychiatric facility in the city of Pivdenne.
A mattress and belongings in a room on the second floor were burning, with the affected area covering 2 square meters.
"During the fire, six people were injured, including one man who sustained 90% burns on his body, and five others who suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. All the injured were hospitalized," the report states.
The fire was localized by 10:10 p.m. Kyiv time and later extinguished. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) (t.me/dsns_telegram/36713)
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) (t.me/dsns_telegram/36713)
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) (t.me/dsns_telegram/36713)
Massive fires in Ukraine
On January 1, a fire broke out at a cemetery in Kharkiv, resulting in the deaths of two people.
On the same day, a fire erupted at a sanatorium in the village of Vorokhta, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Rescuers had to evacuate over 100 people.
On January 2, a washing machine caught fire in an apartment in Odesa, with a child being injured in the incident.
