On February 16, on the island of Valaam, a serious fire broke out in the technical premises of the Transfiguration Valaam Monastery, the governor of the Transfiguration Valaam Monastery, Bishop Pankraty, wrote in his Telegram channel.

The fire was extinguished for 16 hours.

“There is a serious fire on Valaam. The technical rooms of the road workers are on fire. Firefighters from the Valaam part of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the voluntary fire brigade of the monastery have been working since early morning. Reinforcements from Sortavala also arrived across the ice. The main thing is to prevent the spread of fire to the neighboring building “Vodoprovodny Dom”, which is an object of cultural heritage, “Bishop Pankraty wrote in his Telegram channel.

It was possible to liquidate the flames at the beginning of the tenth morning, the fire damaged the building on an area of ​​100 sq. m. There are no dead or injured in the fire.

“Thank God, the fire has been extinguished. There are no casualties or casualties. Many thanks to the firemen! Gas cylinders were taken out of the fire at the risk of their lives,” Bishop Pankraty said.