Fire kills 1, injures 5 at boarding house near Kyiv – SES
In the early hours of November 2, a fire broke out in a three-story boarding house building in the village of Sofiyivska Borshchahivka, Bucha district, leaving one person dead and five others injured, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported.
On the early hours of November 2, a devastating fire engulfed a three-story boarding house in the village of Sofiyivska Borshchahivka, located in Bucha district, near Kyiv. Tragically, the fire resulted in one fatality and five individuals sustaining injuries, as reported by the State Emergency Service (SES). At approximately 02:56, the Bucha District Rescue Service was alerted to the fire at a boarding house situated on Oksamytova Street in the village of Sofiyivska Borshchahivka.
Investigations revealed that the fire had ignited in a room on the second floor of the building. According to the SES, a total of 51 people, including four staff members, were present inside the boarding house at the time of the incident. Rescuers swiftly organized the evacuation of residents using specialized gas and smoke protection teams. During the rescue operations, SES units successfully saved 30 individuals with limited mobility.
Unfortunately, amidst the firefighting efforts, the body of a man born in 1952 was discovered, marking a somber outcome of the calamity. Five other individuals were injured and were promptly transported to the Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital for treatment. The precise cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the relevant authorities.
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