Fire in an apartment on the 12th floor, in the Capital, started by a candle. A man died

According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU), on Sunday morning there was a fire in an apartment in Sector 4 of the capital.

The first firefighters who arrived at the scene found that the fire was on the 12th floor of a 14-story apartment block, and the stairwell was flooded with smoke.

Unfortunately, a person was found charred in the balcony of the house affected by the fire.

At the same time, three other people were evacuated from the upper floors as a precaution, but it was not necessary to transport them to hospital units.

Following the investigations carried out, the firefighters established as the probable cause of the fire a burning candle left unattended.

In the last 24 hours, at national level, 1,470 interventions were registered, rescuers being requested to extinguish 78 fires, 1,176 cases of first aid (1,170 for first aid and 6 extrication missions), as well as 216 other situations for the protection of communities, say IGSU representatives. The number of interventions in which the personnel of the inspectorates for emergency situations participated registered a slight increase compared to the similar period last year – approximately 7% (1,470 in 2024, compared to 1,371 interventions in 2023).