Firefighters in Prague and Frýdek-Místek intervened in the Christmas tree fires iROZHLAS
In the afternoon and evening, firefighters intervened in several fires of Christmas trees that ignited from sparklers. Two people were injured in the early evening, for example, during a Christmas tree fire in Frýdek-Místek. The owners of the apartment managed to put out the fire there before the firefighters arrived, said Jakub Kozák, a spokesman for the fire brigade. One person was injured in Prague’s Smíchov, where a Christmas tree also caught fire in a flat from a sparkler, Prague firefighters said on Twitter.
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In Frýdek-Místek, the tree started burning on the fourteenth floor of a high-rise building in Janáčková Street shortly after 5.30 pm. “Two tank car syringes were sent to intervene. Firefighters surveyed found a slight smoke, but the fire was managed to extinguish the apartment before their arrival. Two people were injured and burns, “said Kozák, a spokesman for the fire brigade.
He added that the intervening firefighters also inspected the surrounding apartments. They checked to see if the fire had spread. The investigator preliminarily estimated the damage at 30,000 crowns.
Firefighters from three units liquidated the fire on the fifth floor of a house in Křižíkova Street in Varnsdorf on Friday after 5 pm. It was created by a candle on an Advent wreath, the firefighters estimated the damage at 100,000 crowns.
“Firefighters put out the fire with a high-pressure water jet. The apartment and the building were ventilated using two overpressure fans. They also tried to talk to all the people in the house so that they could also open windows to ventilate their flats, “said Milan Rudolf, a spokesman for firefighters for the Ústí nad Labem region. Two people inhaled smoke and one volunteer firefighter suffered injuries after falling on the stairs.
A sparkler on a Christmas tree caused a fire in an apartment in Hradec Králové. Two people were treated by paramedics, the material damage is 100,000 crowns.
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