On the fact of the incident, the police opened criminal proceedings.

This is reported by the Police Communications Department of Kiev.

The report says that the Investigative Department of the Shevchenkivskyi Police Department started criminal proceedings on h. 2 items. 194 (intentional destruction or damage to property) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

It is noted that after the fire on Khreshchatyk the building is threatened with destruction.

The police report that the final cause of the fire will be established during the investigation, including the results of the appointed examinations.

Earlier, URA-Inform reported that a plane crashed in Portugal, extinguished forest fires.