Thick smoke billowed from the second floor windows of the building – The fire broke out under unclear circumstances
Powerful firefighting forces were mobilized to extinguish a fire that broke out earlier today in the historic building of National Theater in Prague.
The fire broke out under unclear circumstances just before 3 pm (local time, 4:00 pm in Greece). Thick smoke billowed from the building’s second-floor windows, as shown in videos broadcast by Czech media.
Boduvy survey is still ongoing, intervention is carried out using výškové technique and výškovém building. At the moment, the second poplachovy level has been announced. Zasahuje technika z 6 hasičských stanics. pic.twitter.com/35HpnMX4lz
— Hasici Praha 🚒 (@HasiciPraha) November 26, 2024
The Czech News Agency (ČTK) reports that, according to the information from the fire department, around 100 people have safely left the building.
The fire was brought under control a few hours later and one injury was reported, according to a spokesman for the Prague fire department.
The fire was successfully localized. 100 people were evacuated from the building and one person was injured. Currently there is a reduction of units. pic.twitter.com/kNnk20nMnV
— Hasici Praha 🚒 (@HasiciPraha) November 26, 2024
Source :Skai
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