The fire began in Verkhnetoretsoe village of Yasinovataya district as a result of shelling from the side of ‘DPR’ fighters. The information about burning accident was received on August 15, by the SES dispatcher in Toretsk and sent to police dept. in Druzhkovka.

Locals reported that burning started as a result of shelling. Rescue rangers went to the settlement, which is on the Line of Contact and saved two houses from fire on Pervomayskaya street. 10 more buildings burned.

Later shelling renewed and emergency service staff has stopped its work. The investigative and operational group of the consolidated police detachment sent to the scene which is deployed in Ocheretino village to inspect the territory and find out the circumstances of the incident.

We would remind that Fighters of pro-Russian illegal armed formations once again shelled residential blocks of Avdiivka from mortars of 82 mm calibre at the end of May this year. Three civils got injured.