A devastating fire destroyed practically the entire attic-like apartment story of a building situated in Chisinau’s Botanica district. Fifteen firefighting vehicles struggled to contain the blaze, IPN reports.

The fire happened in a building at 10/2 Independentei St on May 1. The 901 Service was alerted at 15.50. According to the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service, three firefighting vehicles travelled to the scene immediately. The flames engulfed the whole story that was 600 square meters in area. More vehicles were sent afterward to confine the fire.

The blaze was localized at 18.25. Nobody was hurt. The damage is to be assessed. The families whose apartments were destroyed by fire were temporarily accommodated at the boarding school No. 2, situated at 91 Grenoble St.

According to witnesses, 28 apartments were destroyed. The experimental anti-fire lab is to find out the cause of fire.