During the last 24 hours, two people died in fires in the country and one person was injured, reports the website of the Main Fire Directorate safety and protection of the population“ of the Ministry of the Interior, BTA reported.
A 67-year-old man died in a fire in an apartment in Silistra. The accident was reported at 07:46 yesterday, the fire was extinguished with one fire engine of the regional fire department.
A 64-year-old woman died in a house fire in Sliven. The report was made at 11:15 a.m. on April 20. The accident was extinguished with one fire engine of the fire station in Sliven.
100 people were evacuated from a dormitory in Varna because of a fire. The accident was reported at 04:36 yesterday. Four fire trucks from the regional office in Varna were dispatched to the scene. The fire is extinguished. A 57-year-old man was injured in the fire.
For the last 24 hours, firefighters responded to 83 accident reports and extinguished 55 fires. Of the fires, 27 caused direct material damage – of them, 14 were in residential buildings, seven in vehicles.
26 rescue operations and relief operations were also carried out – two for accidents in vehicles, one for drainage, eight for removal of dangerous objects.
Two false calls were also made to the fire services.