Interior Minister of Ukraine Arsen Avakov has reported that six rescuers, who were liquidating fire at the fuel depot near Kyiv, have been hospitalized with burns.

According to him, eight firemen managed to leave a fire site, and a destiny of two rescuers still unknown.

"Six firemen with burns have been delivered to the hospital. No connection with six so far. Search operation continues. Four firemen have just left the fire site," he wrote on Twitter adding that other four [firemen] have also appeared, two remain missing.