Bad weather raged in Lviv, as a result of which fires broke out in different areas.
First Deputy Mayor of Lvov Andrey Moskalenko said that a voltage drop was being recorded due to a thunderstorm.
Bad weather in Lviv: what are the consequences
In particular, on Kobylitsy Street in Lviv, the wire leading from the church to the houses shorted out. Rescuers from the State Emergency Service, oblenergo and emergency services worked on the spot.
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As a result of the closure of the overhead power supply line, the private sector and two-story buildings around Kobylitsy Street in Lviv were temporarily left without electricity.
Also on Truskavetskaya Street (on the border of Lviv), lightning struck an abandoned building with an area of 4×4 m, resulting in a fire.
A fire was recorded on Washington Street on the balcony of a residential building. A fire also broke out in a house in the Rudno district in Lviv.
In addition, emergency crews are checking information about a fire within Gorodotska Street in the Zheleznodorozhny district of Lvov.
According to local Telegram channels, a transformer or substation caught fire in the Lviv district of Levandovka due to bad weather. There they allegedly observed changes in light and heard a loud sound.
Earlier, Mayor Andrey Sadovyi warned that a hurricane was approaching Lviv, urging residents to stay in a safe place.
According to the Lviv Regional Center for Hydrometeorology of Ukraine, on the evening of July 15, thunderstorms are expected in places in the Lviv region and in the city of Lvov.
