26 January units of MES Firefighting Department prevented Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art from blaze.

According to MES PR Department in Odesa Oblast, yesterday, 26 January, 2009 at 17:38 a fire arose in the attic of Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in Pushkins’ka str., 9. The litter was burning occupying the area of 4 square meters. A fire brigade arrived to liquidate the blaze. The cause of the fire was violation of fire safety rules by the builders during exploitation of a hot air gun.