Russians shell Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district, causing fatalities and a warehouse fire
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2022, 18:35
A warehouse in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district has caught fire as a result of Russian shelling, and two vehicles have also burned, killing at least two people.
Source: Ukraine State Emergency Service
Quote: "On 17 March at around 4.30pm, Emergency Service 101 received several reports of fires burning simultaneously in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital.
Two vehicles caught fire as a result of the shelling. The fire was extinguished at 17:04. One person was killed.
Details: There was also a 5,000-square-metre grass field on fire nearby. The fire is still being extinguished.
In addition, a shell hit a warehouse, resulting in a fire over an area of 10,000 square metres.
"There is a threat of a shell explosion, so the fire is being extinguished from a safe distance. Efforts to extinguish it are ongoing. According to preliminary information, one person died as a result of the fire," the report reads.
