30 Jul 2025, 17:47
Three people injured in a fire in the Kharkiv region after a shelling
- One person was killed, four were injured as a result of the fire.
- The fire engulfed 20 thousand square meters at the warehouses.
- Two rescuers were injured during the firefighting.
This is reported by Interfax Ukraine, Ukrinform, Interfax Ukraine.
In the Kharkiv region, as a result of the shelling by Russian troops, a fire broke out at the warehouses of a civilian enterprise in the village of Vasyshcheve. According to the information of the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov, the fire covered about 20 thousand square meters.
As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, and four were injured. Two employees of the State Emergency Service were also injured during the firefighting, one of them was poisoned by carbon monoxide and suffered a thermal injury, while the other suffered cuts.
At the scene of the incident, more than 100 rescuers and about 50 units of equipment are working, including firefighting trains. The fire was managed to be localized, but the fire spread quickly through the materials that were stored in the warehouses, including food products.
The type of ammunition that was used during the shelling is being clarified. All emergency response services and law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation of the consequences of the incident.
Tags: Ukraine