The fire occurred in the building of the residence of the President of Sierra Leone

The fire occurred on several floors of the residence of the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio. This was announced on April 12 by the press service of the Ministry of Information and Civic Education of the state.

"The National Fire Service and law enforcement agencies have received a report of a fire in the State Chamber in the center of Freetown," the press service said on Facebook (owned by the recognized extremist Meta company, its activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation).

It is specified that the fire started at about 16:15 local time (19:15 Moscow time). The cause remains unknown. As of 19:30 local time (22:30 Moscow time), the fire engulfed the third and fourth floors of the building, the residence of Maada Bio is located on the second. Extinguishing the fire continues, and specialists are working on site. There is no information about the victims.

Tear Factory: what Hollywood lost to the fires

The disaster destroyed the homes of movie stars and paralyzed filming, among others

The Sortir à Paris newspaper reported on April 7 about a large fire near the Paris courthouse in the northwest of the city. It was clarified that the Syctom selective collection sorting center, located in the 17th arrondissement of the French capital, was on fire. The cause of the fire was not specified.