In the Khadzhibey district of Odessa, an apartment in an apartment building caught fire on January 20. A man was evacuated from the premises, but despite the efforts of rescuers and doctors, he died.

The State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations confirmed the tragedy. It is reported that the fire was caused by a homemade electrical heating device..

Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and prevented the fire from spreading to neighboring houses..

The man was found, taken out into the fresh air and began to be resuscitated.. Together with doctors, they fought for his life for a long time, but, unfortunately, it was not possible to save the local resident, the State Emergency Service noted..

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21 firefighters, five pieces of equipment from the State Emergency Service, as well as three people and one piece of equipment from the Association of Volunteer Firefighters of Ukraine took part in extinguishing the fire..