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A fire broke out at the COVID-19 Nursing Home in Blagoevgrad, which was isolated. An emergency evacuation of the 79 residents of the social institution followed. Thanks to the rapid intervention of firefighters and volunteers, only one person suffered gas. However, firefighters themselves will be quarantined due to the danger of being infected with a coronavirus.
The cell phone charger short and the fire starts. “One room caught fire and the smoke started coming out and they called the fire department to put it out and they took everything outside,” said Kolyo Deliversky.
Hearing the screams from the windows, Dobrin Hambardzhiyski was one of the first to help the elderly of the Home. “We started, some on sheets, some on blankets, we took them down the stairs and in 42 minutes I can tell them we got 25 people out,” he said.
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The 79 residents and staff were evacuated. “The fire is currently being extinguished. The fire started from a room on the top floor of the building. The most likely cause is electricity. There is absolutely no danger to humans. They were all eliminated, thanks to timely intervention by staff, the people who helped, as well as the colleagues, “said the director of the Service” Fire safety and population protection “Georgi Parmakov.
Testing for COVID-19 continues at the nursing home in Blagoevgrad
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Firefighters, volunteers, and staff were able to get the people out quickly. “Only a few are taken out of the dangerous environment. In this regard, very good deeds,” explained the head of fire commissioner Nikolay Nikolov.
An old man is a little gassed. “It is in good condition at the moment. I commend the team that managed to get everyone out,” explained Blagoevgrad Mayor Rumen Tomov.
Then a complete disinfection of the home was carried out, in which there was a proven case of COVID-19. “Gradual disinfection, first of the fire trucks, then inside the stair disinfection: common areas, hallways, bathrooms, rooms,” said Kaloyan Kaloyanov, director of RHI – Blagoevgrad.
The elders remained outside the building for hours. The firefighters who participated in the extinction will be isolated for several days at the Interior Ministry base in the Predela area. Let’s do 3-4 days of quarantine, then test them to see what the state of health is, “explained Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov.
The damage to the house is small.
Reporter: Ekaterina Nikolova
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