In Kryvyi Rih, a man tragically died in a fire in his own apartment.

A fire broke out on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Vladimir Byzov Street in the Metallurgical District of Kryvyi Rih, as reported by "Vedomosti" citing the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Household items were ablaze over an area of 15 square meters. As a result of the fire, a man born in 1968 lost his life.

The fire has been extinguished. Nine rescuers and three units of fire and rescue equipment were dispatched to the scene.