Fire in a residential building kills three children in Zhytomyr region

Fire in a residential building kills three children in Zhytomyr region

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 8 2023, 03:12 PM  •  29051 views

Three children were killed in a fire in a residential building in Zhytomyr region, and their mother suffered burns; the probable cause was a violation of safety rules when using stove heating.

In Zhytomyr region, a fire broke out in a residential building. The house was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene, killing three children and injuring their mother. suffered burns. This was reported by UNN with reference to the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

In the village of Verbivtsi Korosten district, Zhytomyr region, on December 8 in the afternoon, a fire broke out in a a residential building. According to official information, the house was already engulfed in flames flames when firefighters arrived at the scene. Three people died in the fire young children aged 2 to 5 years old died in the fire.

It is also noted that the children's mother, born in 1986, suffered burns.

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Firefighters helped extinguish the fire The firefighters from the local fire department from two villages helped the emergency responders, but it took almost 1.5 hours to completely eliminate the fire.

It is indicated that the preliminary cause of the cause of the tragedy was a violation of fire safety rules during the operation of of the stove heating system.

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