Lviv City Hall once again calls on citizens to be careful when using generators. Yesterday in the apartment of the 14-story residential building on the street. Lincoln caught fire due to the explosion of a lithium battery. As a result, the 38-year-old man received burns to his face, both hands, and both feet.
The victim was hospitalized at the thermal trauma center of St. Luke’s Hospital of the First Medical Association. As the hospital clarified, the victim’s condition is of medium severity, he received second-degree thermal burns to 8% of his body.
Also, as specified in the city management for emergency situations, civil protection of the population and territorial defense, the blast wave destroyed the entrance door, two metal-plastic windows, and damaged the stretch ceiling on an area of 40 m2. The fire destroyed household items on an area of 10 m2, damaged walls on an area of 20 m2, walls of a common corridor on an area of 6 m2, ceiling on an area of 12 m2, entrance door. The circumstances of the event are established.
The Lviv City Council once again calls on residents to follow the rules for using generators.