A fatal incident occurred in the city of Dergachi.
This afternoon in the city of Dergachi in the Kharkiv region, a fire occurred in which two elderly people died.
This was reported by the regional department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Firefighters found that household items and a bed were burning in a private house over an area of one square meter.
Despite the small area of the fire, heavy smoke led to the death of a man born in 1935 and a woman born in 1937.
The cause of the fire is being established.
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“Rescuers once again urge citizens to strictly observe fire safety rules at home in order to prevent such tragedies,” the emergency services said in a statement.