Earlier today, in the Peresyp district of Odesa, a gas explosion in a stove caused a fire in an apartment on the first floor of a nine-story building.

Rescuers promptly extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to neighboring apartments.

Unfortunately, the apartment’s owner, born in 1981, suffered burns covering 35% of his body and was hospitalized in the burn center's intensive care unit. Additionally, a salon worker (born in 1987) nearby sustained minor cuts from shattered glass due to the explosion.

Psychologists from the State Emergency Service (SES) were on-site to provide psychological support to local residents.

A total of 9 units of equipment and 33 firefighters from the SES were involved in the response.