On March 31, at around 2 o'clock, a fire broke out on the right wing of the premises of the Volyn Theological Seminary of the Kyiv Patriarchate. Firefighters arrived quite promptly, but since the building was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century and has walls sheathed in shingles and reeds and a wooden roof, the fire could not be quickly brought under control. Half of the roof and the upper educational building were lost. Fortunately, there were no casualties and the most important material valuables were saved – the library and musical instruments.
As reported by the press service of the Volyn Patriarchate of the UOC KP, according to preliminary versions the cause of the incident is called arson or an electrical wiring short circuit. A political motive is also possible, since during the Orange Revolution the Volyn Theological Seminary was a center for assisting residents of the tent city in Lutsk. The final conclusion about the causes of the fire will be made by a commission.
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In the center of Lutsk, the premises of the theological seminary of the Volyn Eparchy of the Kyiv Patriarchate were on fire