People flee burning accommodation building in Šumperk using ladders as helicopter takes injured person to hospital

Twenty people escaped a burning accommodation building in Šumperk after firefighters used vehicle-mounted ladders during the rescue operation.

Emergency services responded to the fire at the high-rise building. Ten people suffered injuries, and an air ambulance helicopter transported one of them to hospital.

The report provides no further details about the cause of the fire or the condition of those injured.