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"A man who lived alone was found dead after a fire in Targovishte", this was announced by the spokesperson of the regional directorate (OD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city, Ani Krasteva, BTA reported.

Firefighters promptly brought an elderly woman and a baby out of another smoky apartment.

The residents of the cooperative were temporarily evacuated,

The fire broke out in an apartment on the sixth floor in the evening hours on Friday.

The fire was extinguished by teams of the fire service in the regional town with four fire engines.

During the extinguishing, the body of a 79-year-old man was found.

During the incident, citizens living in the entrance of the 8-story block were temporarily evacuated.

Two employees of RSPBZN-Targovishte - Krasen Marchev and Dimitar Stanchev, promptly brought out a baby and an elderly woman from the apartment above the burning home, which was filled with thick smoke and the fire had started to cover the woodwork, saving them from the impending danger.

The causes of the fire are in the process of being clarified.

A pre-trial proceeding was instituted.

The OD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs added that this is not the first case of someone dying in a fire in Targovishte since the beginning of 2022. On January 3, an 89-year-old man died in a fire at his home in the regional town, and his wife was saved.

The fire then engulfed three other houses as well as neighboring farm buildings.

A fire in Targovishte took a victim