A fire broke out at a church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kryvyi Rih

This afternoon in Kryvyi Rih, firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in the building of the OCU church dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God, located on Shirokovska Street. According to the “First Kryvyi Rih” portal, citing data from the State Emergency Service of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the incident was reported to the duty officer during the day.

As a result of the incident, the fire damaged the interior walls and ceiling, as well as some religious artifacts. The total area affected by the fire was 10 square meters. State Emergency Service personnel were dispatched to the scene: 9 firefighters and 3 fire and rescue vehicles were deployed to extinguish the blaze.

As a reminder, earlier, a fire broke out inside a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Uhlya, Tyachiv District, Zakarpattia Oblast. The fire damaged the altar area and was extinguished within an hour.