Firefighters tackle apartment fire in Žilina, Slovakia
Firefighters are tackling an apartment fire on Bratislavská Street in Žilina, northern Slovakia, the fire and rescue service said on Tuesday evening.
Firefighters are tackling an apartment fire on Bratislavská Street in Žilina, northern Slovakia, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) said on social media on Tuesday evening.
Crews were still at the scene as of Tuesday night, and the extent of the fire was not yet known, HaZZ said. Slovak broadcaster TA3 and news sites Topky.sk and Nový Čas reported that firefighters were actively dealing with the blaze on the street.
No information on casualties or damage had been released by Tuesday night. It remained unclear how many apartments were affected, whether the building had been evacuated, or what had caused the fire to break out; the fire service's initial report named only the street and said that crews were in action there, local media reported.
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What we know
- Official · Slovak Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) Firefighters are responding to an apartment fire on Bratislavská Street in Žilina, Slovakia's Fire and Rescue Corps said.
- 2+ outlets · TA3, Topky.sk +1 The scale of the fire and whether anyone was injured had not been confirmed by Tuesday night.
- 2+ outlets · TA3, Topky.sk +1 Slovak outlets TA3, Topky.sk and Nový Čas reported crews remained at the scene.
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Why it matters for Europe
Firefighters have not yet said how many apartments were affected or whether residents needed to evacuate, leaving the scale of the incident unclear until crews complete their assessment of the building on Bratislavská Street.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the fire break out?
- On Bratislavská Street in Žilina, northern Slovakia, the Fire and Rescue Corps said.
- Were there any injuries?
- This was not known as of Tuesday night, while firefighters were still at the scene.
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