Firefighters saved assets estimated at ten million koruna in a fire at a hall in the Petřkovice district of Ostrava; the preliminary damage is three million.
Firefighters received a report of a fire at a hall in the Petřkovice district of Ostrava at 5:37 on 12 October 2026. Professional crews from the Ostrava-Přívoz and Ostrava-Fifejdy stations and volunteer firefighters from Petřkovice were sent to the scene.[1][2]
The fire affected two forklift trucks parked in the hall, stored paper and part of the roof. Firefighters deployed four water jets and worked from the ground and with aerial equipment. To dismantle and move the affected material they used machinery belonging to the owner of the premises, and they monitored the situation with a drone.[1][2] The fire was contained eight minutes after the first crew arrived.[1][2]
Firefighters put the preliminary damage at three million koruna; the value of the property saved reaches ten million koruna. The cause of the fire is under investigation.[1][2]
Related articles: Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic
Chronology
- — A fire in a hall in the Petřkovice district of Ostrava, reported to firefighters at 5:37 on 12 October 2026, damaged two forklift trucks, stored paper and part of the roof and caused preliminary damage of three million crowns. Deník: Moravskoslezský kraj Ostravská Drbna
Sources
- Deník: Moravskoslezský kraj — 12 October 2026
- Ostravská Drbna — 12 October 2026