Fire in four-storey apartment building in Lezhë, several residents taken to hospital with injuries and signs of asphyxiation

A fire broke out on the first floor of a four-storey apartment building in the Skënderbeg neighbourhood of Lezhë, causing panic among residents. A gas leak is suspected to have sparked the blaze.

Residents were evacuated because of the situation. Several were taken to hospital for medical treatment after showing signs of asphyxiation and sustaining injuries.

Firefighters and police arrived at the scene and are working to bring the situation under control and establish the cause of the fire.