A man from Tvardita, Taraclia, ended up with burns after trying to put out a fire on the roof of his house. According to the IGSU the 53-year-old victim suffered second-degree burns on his legs and was rushed to the district hospital in Ceadir-Lunga. The fire broke out close to midnight. That's when the fire brigade was alerted, IPN reports.

The flames engulfed the roof of the house and four firefighting crews intervened to extinguish the fire. It took them almost an hour to extinguish the fire.

The cause and circumstances of the fire are yet to be established by specialists. In the last 24 hours, rescuers and firefighters have intervened in 27 hazardous situations.