In Pavlograd, a man narrowly escaped a fire that nearly consumed his home (PHOTO)

A large fire occurred in a private house on Franko Street in Pavlohrad, according to "Vidomo," referencing the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Household items were ablaze inside the single-story residential building, covering an area of 30 square meters. During the firefighting efforts, rescue service personnel saved a man born in 1975. He was hospitalized by emergency medical workers with a preliminary diagnosis of smoke inhalation and burns.

A total of 12 rescuers and 2 units of firefighting equipment were dispatched to the scene.