A man died in a fire in the Kryvyi Rih district. (PHOTO)

At around 11:00 AM on December 24, a residential house was engulfed in flames on Kashtanova Street in the Vakulovo settlement of the Kryvorizhsky district, as reported by "Vідомо".

In the smoke-filled room, firefighters found the lifeless body of a 50-year-old man. According to preliminary reports, he succumbed to smoke inhalation.

The rescuers extinguished the blaze, which had damaged household items and the floor over an area of nine square meters.

This year, a total of 35 people, including two children, have lost their lives in fires in the Kryvorizhsky district.

Previously, we reported that an elderly woman died in a fire at her own home in the city of Samara.