Sambir district: professional firefighters together with local fire brigade saved a residential building from fire
On 08 December at 17:27, the Rescue Service “101” received a report of a fire in the village of Verkhivtsi, Sambir district. The fire broke out in a wooden and brick outbuilding covered with slate, measuring 16×5 metres.
Professional rescuers from Sambir and employees of the local fire brigade from the village of Volya-Baranetska were sent to the scene. When the firefighters arrived at the scene, an outbuilding and a Volkswagen Golf car inside were on fire. There was a threat of the fire spreading to a nearby residential building.
At 18:07, firefighters localised the fire and eliminated it at 19:35.
The rescuers managed to prevent the fire from spreading rapidly and saved the apartment building from the fire.
Nine rescuers and 2 units of special equipment from the State Emergency Service and 2 men and 1 unit of special equipment from the local fire brigade were involved in the firefighting.
The causes and circumstances of the fire are under investigation. No one was injured in the fire.