Yesterday, a building near the "Mother Teresa" hospital in Tirana was engulfed in flames, causing significant material damage and injuring several firefighters and citizens who suffered from asphyxiation. Regarding this situation, criminology professor Ervin Karamuço stated that at that time, there were still people asleep in the building, whom the firefighters had to wake up and rescue. According to Karamuço, an electrical spark in such cases can also lead to major disasters due to the buildings being clad with polystyrene. "There were still people asleep there, whom the heroes had to wake and tell: come on, there's a fire. There is no alarm system. Almost 70% of the buildings have these claddings. In my opinion, they should all be removed. An electrical spark could cause a catastrophe. That ladder truck yesterday was from the Kamza Municipality, because Tirana didn't have a taller ladder. Firefighters deserve a higher salary because they are heroes. The smoke was toxic; you could suffocate within 4 minutes. The helicopter was not effective; we don't have drones that can reach up to 40 or 50 floors," Karamuço expressed.