A distress call was placed to the emergency services shortly after the clock struck midnight, alerting them to a raging fire that had engulfed a large, five-storey building situated near the Emperor’s Gate. As per the information provided by a spokesperson for the emergency services, a total of eleven people required immediate medical attention at the scene due to excessive smoke inhalation. Following this, they were promptly transported to the nearest hospitals and trauma centers for further treatment and care.
The fire initially sparked on the ground floor of the building. However, it swiftly spread upwards, eventually reaching the upper floors and the roof. The scale of the fire was such that it required the mobilization of fifteen fire engines and approximately a hundred firefighters to bring it under control. Among the people trapped in the building, two were successfully rescued from a flat on the second floor, another from a flat on the first floor, and an additional two from a flat located on the fourth floor. Prior to the arrival of the fire brigade, approximately fifteen people had already managed to evacuate the burning building on their own.
At this stage, the exact cause of the fire remains uncertain and the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the root cause of this disaster.
