The flames started from the second floor of the building
Fire in an apartment block in the Kyustendil district “Rumena Voivoda”. The flames broke out shortly after 1 p.m.
The fire started from an apartment on the second floor of the building, where a man lived and collected many things. They were piled up inside the house and on the site in front of it.
In an apartment above it, in the smoke balls, a family with two children remained, which was evacuated. To get him out, the firefighters used a ladder to the burning second floor, then climbed the stairs to the third floor.
The other residents of the block were also evacuated. Four people were taken to the Kyustendil hospital for examination after being gassed. There are no children among them, police spokeswoman Katya Tabachka told BTA.
According to the medical teams, the gassed victims have already been released from the health facility and are in a stable condition.
The fire is extinguished.
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