A total of 139 fires were extinguished in the country during the past 24 hours, one person died, they reported on their website from the Main Directorate “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population” to the Ministry of the Interior, broadcast by BTA.
Firefighters responded to 171 reports of accidents.
There were direct material damages in 16 fires, of which 7 occurred in residential buildings; one - in industrial buildings; one - in auxiliary, temporary or temporary buildings; four - in vehicles, and one - in open areas in urbanized areas, and two - others.
Yesterday at 5:04 p.m., the fire service in Gabrovo received a report of a fire in an abandoned building (former school) in the village of Tsareva livada, commune. Dogwood. A 50-year-old man died. The fire was extinguished by a team of the fire department.
In Smolyan, around 11:00 p.m., a fire was reported in an open methane storage area in the city. Three teams of the fire department were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found a high-intensity methane flare followed by a loud explosion. Firefighters reached the main shut-off valve and closed it. Cooling was carried out, the fire was extinguished and the area was cordoned off. No one was injured in the accident. The reasons are under investigation.
For the past 24 hours, 24 rescue operations and relief operations have been carried out.
Eight bogus calls have been logged.