One dead and 77 evacuated in Beroun apartment block fire

In the early hours of Sunday morning, firefighters were called to an eleven-story apartment building in the town of Beroun, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Prague. One person died and 77 people had to be evacuated. The damage from the fire is so far estimated at six million crowns but the total will probably end up being higher, a spokesperson for the Central Bohemian Fire Department told the Czech News Agency.