“Two more dead were found,” the statement said on a website on the Ukrainian National Police website.

It is noted that identification and examination by a forensic expert is carried out.

The ministry also said that "in the hospital, a rescuer died from injuries sustained during the fire fighting."

Earlier it was reported that the number of victims of fire in the Odessa college increased to five people.

The fire occurred on December 4 on the third floor of the six-story college building. A criminal case has been opened on violation of fire safety requirements.