“Sparkler and candle fires did not escape this Christmas either. A total of 46 fires broke out, and 21 people were injured. The largest number of fires was on Christmas Day in the Moravian-Silesian Region and the capital city of Prague, with firefighters leaving for both regions in both regions. On the contrary, Christmas Day was completely devoid of fires in the Olomouc Region, “said firefighter spokeswoman Nicole Studená.

Two units of Prague firefighters intervened from half past seven in the evening in Prague 5, Mošnova Street, where a Christmas tree was burning in the apartment.

Firefighters quickly located a water jet to extinguish the tree of the seat and other equipment of the apartment. Then they ventilated and checked the apartment.

One person was injured in the fire and taken over by rescuers.

“A firefighter on the spot found that the fire caused his carelessness to one of the apartment’s users when handling a sparkler near the Christmas tree. The damage was estimated at 400 thousand crowns, “said Martin Kavka, a spokesman for the regional fire brigade.

In the evening, Prague firefighters went to Černý Most in connection with Christmas, where they put out a small fire with an Advent wreath on the apartment window.

Two fire brigades set out on Christmas Eve to fire an apartment in Hradec Královéwhere it started burning from a sparkler on the Christmas tree. Firefighters extinguished the fire with two streams, one led through the interior of the house, the other from high-altitude technology.

“The damage is about 100 thousand crowns, two people were in the care of the emergency room. We saved a dog and a cat from the apartment, “the Hradec Králové firefighters said on Twitter.

Firefighters headed to the village of Praskačka near Hradec Králové after eight o’clock in the evening. According to the Cold Candle, this is the cause of the fire. “The fire hit the attic of the house. Fortunately, none of the residents were injured. Before 9 pm, the fire was located and the fire was announced by the intervention commander after 10 pm, “added Studená.

Two burned people ended up in the care of paramedics in Frýdek-Místek. Professional firefighters set off for a fire in an apartment on the 14th floor of a high-rise building in Janáčková Street at half past five in the evening.

“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. The intervening unit carried out a preventive inspection of the surrounding flats, but the fire did not spread, “firefighters said on their website.

The investigator stated on the spot that the cause of the fire was a sparkler and the damage was approximately 30,000 crowns.

Firefighters Ústí Region before 5 pm they drove to the fire in Varnsdorf, where they started burning from a candle on an Advent wreath. Here, too, two people ended up in the care of rescuers.

In addition to Christmas Day fires, firefighters intervened in 66 traffic accidents and 158 technical assistance.

In the year, firefighters across the republic on Christmas Day intervened in 45 fires, the area damage was 3.4 million crowns Four people were injured and one died. In 2019, they were involved in 47 fires, the damage was 3.7 million crowns, no one was injured and no one died.