On the territory of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was a fire
. within the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra broke out detached two-storey building, said the state service of Ukraine for emergency situations.
Building on lavrskaya street, 23 is 200 square meters. According to unconfirmed information, the building belongs to the monastery complex of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
"Previously, the fire started in one of the rooms on the 2nd floor with subsequent spread of fire on the roof ", - reported in the report of the public service.
working on the spot eleven pieces of firefighting and rescue equipment and about 44 people.
later the press-Secretary of Department Svetlana Vodolaga said that the room was a partial collapse of the ceiling between the second floor and the attic. The area of destruction was about 50 square meters.
due to the fact that the Danger of destruction of remains, rescuers extinguish a fire from the outside.
"danger of fire spreading to other buildings there," - said the representative office.
she later reported that the fire was extinguished at 20: 07 (21: 07 MSK), no one was hurt.
Archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Clement Supper told Last news that the fire broke out is not within the monastery. According to his statement, the building is located within the reserve, where there is a lot of abandoned buildings.
He said that the cause of the fire is not known to them.
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is one of the first since the founding of monasteries of Kievan Rus. In 1990 the Lavra was inscribed on the world heritage list of UNESCO.
The lower Lavra is located in the jurisdiction of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and the Upper run of the Kiev-Pechersk historical and cultural reserve.
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