In the city of Sheptytskyi on the morning of 25 September, a fire broke out in the basement of a five-storey residential building on Ivasyuka Street. Rescuers were alerted to the smoke at 05:49.
The duty crew of the 33rd State Fire and Rescue Unit of Sheptytskyi set off for the building. By the time firefighters arrived, there was heavy smoke in the stairwell; it was spreading through the stair enclosure and entering flats, so residents left their homes on their own.
The fire was contained at 06:05 and by 06:13 it had been completely extinguished. Household items and an electric scooter were burning in the basement over an area of about 3 sq. m.
According to rescuers, no one was injured. The law enforcement authorities are establishing the cause of the fire.