A total of 43 fires have been extinguished in the country over the past 24 hours, two people have been injured, the Main Directorate “Fire Safety and Population Protection“ announced on its website.
A 44-year-old man has suffered second-degree burns to his hands in a fire in a kitchen in Varna. The cause of the incident was food left on a stove.
An 85-year-old pensioner was injured in a fire in a house in the Haskovo village of Kazak, which caught fire due to a short circuit. The man has burns on both hands and his face.
Direct material damage was caused by 21 fires.
Over the past 24 hours, fire brigade teams have responded to 118 reports of accidents. 69 rescue and assistance operations have been carried out. Six false alarms have been registered.