Teenager killed in explosion in Kyiv high-rise: what is known
Kyiv • UNN
The teenager died as a result of an explosion of an unknown object in an apartment of a nine-story building in Kyiv, which caused a fire.
On the night of February 8, an explosion of an unknown object occurred in a multi-storey building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. After the explosion, a fire broke out. While extinguishing the fire, rescuers found the body of a teenager. UNN reports this with reference to the State Emergency Service in Kyiv region.
Details
As noted, on February 7, at 23:24, a fire was reported on Symyrenko Street in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital.
At the scene, the rescuers found that as a result of the explosion of an unknown object, an apartment on the first floor of a nine-story residential building caught fire over an area of 7 square meters.
While extinguishing the fire, the body of a young man born in 2007 was found. In addition, another unknown object was found in the room
Emergency workers evacuated 100 residents to a safe distance.
An explosives squad reportedly arrived at the scene.
The fire was localized at 23:53 and extinguished at 00:58 on February 8.
A total of 15 personnel members and 4 units of basic and special fire and rescue equipment were involved in the liquidation.
The circumstances of the incident will be established by law enforcement.
