In Kharkov on the street. Tankopia, 11/2 on the New Houses in the residential building there was a fire.

This is reported by "Kharkiv-City" on its Facebook page.

According to preliminary information, there was a gas explosion in a nine-story building.

According to eyewitnesses, 4 apartments suffered. Several people turned to the doctors.

According to Igor Lupandin, assistant to the head of the RSDU emergency department in the Kharkiv region, a report on the fire in the duty unit was received today at 15:21.

Three sections for tankers and a fire brigade were sent to the scene of the fire.

Kharkov 1654 Kharkov 1654 According to preliminary data of rescuers, the emergency occurred in an apartment on the ground floor. From the explosion flew the frame of the door on the first floor and cracked the wall of a neighboring apartment.

As Igor Lupandin specified, there were no deaths as a result of the incident, at the moment of explosion of tenants in the apartment there was no. Soldiers of the State Emergency Service saved 5 people, two of whom were children.

At 16:20 the fire rescuers liquidated.

The area of ??the fire was about 30 square meters.