A high-rise building in Lviv region caught fire: six people, including three children, were trapped on the balcony

A high-rise building in Lviv region caught fire: six people, including three children, were trapped on the balcony

Kyiv  •  UNN

January 4 2024, 08:48 AM • 29298 views

A fire in an apartment in Lviv region trapped six people. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A fire broke out in an apartment building in Lviv region the night before.  Six people, including three children, were on the balcony calling for help, the causes  of the fire are being established, UNN reports, citing the State Emergency Service. 

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When the firefighters arrived, flames were pouring out of the windows of the apartment on the fourth floor of the high-rise. Thick black smoke filled the building's stairwell, and people on the neighboring balcony were calling for help.  

Firefighters rescued six people, including three children. They were handed over to doctors.  

The causes and circumstances of the fire are being established.

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