A fire has engulfed an apartment on the third floor of a building on Transballkanike Street in Vlora, causing alarm among residents in the area and prompting an immediate evacuation from their homes.
Flames on the third floor, residents evacuate
According to preliminary information, the fire broke out in an apartment located on the third floor of the building. The flames and thick smoke created panic among residents, who immediately left their homes because of the danger.
Scenes from the area were reported as tense, while the main concern in such cases remains the spread of the fire to other apartments in the building.
Firefighters and police at the scene
After the report, firefighting service forces were dispatched to the scene and are working to contain and extinguish the flames.
Police are also in the area and, according to the official version, have cordoned off the perimeter to facilitate the intervention and keep passersby and residents away.
No casualty toll yet, causes remain unclear
At this stage, there is no information about injured people. However, the full extent of the damage and the circumstances that led to the fire have not yet been made clear.
The causes of the incident remain unclear, while checks are expected to determine what caused the fire in the building on Transballkanike Street.
The incident has once again drawn attention to the danger posed by fires in residential buildings, especially when intervention must take place in time to prevent the flames from spreading.
For now, official information remains limited and without full clarification about the cause of the fire.