First details of the fire at the Bila Tserkva CHP

The Bila Tserkva City Territorial Council and Crocus TV channel reported the start of the fire.

The incident was reported at around 12:46 p.m.

The Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kyiv region notes that rescuers and all necessary services are working at the scene of the fire. The elimination of the consequences is ongoing.

Crocus TV channel reported the death of two people.

Footage published by the TV channel shows that the fire has completely engulfed one of the two cooling towers.

Later, the Bila Tserkva City Territorial Council reported that during the fire extinguishing, rescuers discovered 2 burned bodies.

Rescuers extinguished a fire in a non-functioning cooling tower for cooling water on the territory of the Bila Tserkva CHP with an area of 960 sq. m. During the fire, firefighters discovered 2 burned bodies, the SES statement said.

It is also indicated that the circumstances of the deaths and the cause of the fire are being established.