An apartment building was on fire in Brno, 31 people had to evacuate

The fire started in an apartment on the third floor of the building at around 4:30 pm. “This apartment is badly damaged. The apartments on the fourth floor will also require repairs. Some are smoky and have broken windows,” Štěpán Komosný, a spokesman for the fire department of ​​South Moravian, told Novinkám.

When the police arrived at the scene, they immediately began to evacuate the house, and were soon replaced by firefighters. As a result of the smoke, two residents had to come out of the building wearing breathing masks.

Brno police officers also intervened on the spot. “When they arrived, thick black smoke was literally billowing out of one of the windows. According to the initial information, an explosion was heard. So it was necessary to evacuate the entire block as soon as possible,” said city police spokesman Jakub Ghanem.

According to him, a significant part of the apartments were empty at the time of the disaster, probably due to the weekend, which facilitated the evacuation.

The South Moravian Medical Rescue Service sent six of its crews to the scene. “We administered oxygen therapy to seven patients, four of whom were police officers, at the scene and transported them to hospital for further treatment. The injury should not be serious,” said the spokesperson of the rescue service, Michaela Bothová.