Balcony fire destroys apartment in Vantaa’s Hakunila district
Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A fire broke out on the balcony of a top-floor apartment in Hakunila, Vantaa, and spread into the home.
- The blaze left the apartment uninhabitable, while firefighters evacuated 10 people from the building.
- Emergency medical personnel assessed those evacuated, but no one needed hospital care.
A fire that started on the balcony of a top-floor apartment in Vantaa’s Hakunila district spread into the home early Tuesday morning, according to the rescue service.
The fire destroyed the apartment to the point that it could no longer be lived in. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and evacuated 10 people from the apartment building.
Emergency medical personnel assessed everyone who was evacuated. None required hospital treatment. Ten units from the rescue services of Central Uusimaa and Helsinki, along with emergency medical units, responded to the scene.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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