Law, crime

In Sambir district firefighters prevent house from catching fire

In the village of Nadyby in Sambir district, a fire broke out in a brick garage containing a car, but firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to the residential house.

The report of the fire reached the Rescue Service on 25 June at 15:15. A brick garage attached to a two-storey residential building was on fire, with an Opel Meriva car inside. This created a real risk of the flames spreading to the home, and the situation was complicated by heavy smoke.

Firefighters from the towns of Sambir and Staryi Sambir were called in to tackle the blaze, along with local fire crews from the villages of Voiutychi and Volia Baranetska. The fire was contained at 16:12 and fully extinguished at 16:25.

No one was injured in the incident. Experts are working to establish the causes and circumstances of the fire.