Mayor of Kyiv Leonid Chernovetsky is calling on citizens to inform the city's call centre about icicles on the roofs of buildings if they pose a threat to their health.

It was learned from the press service of the Kyiv municipal administration.

"This a very serious problem, so I'm taking it under my personal control. I proclaim to all Kyivans not to be indifferent and call me personally 15-51 and notify about revealed icicles. I promise you immediate reply," the press service quotes the mayor as saying.

He also informed district state administrations to step up work on removing icicles and fence areas dangerous for pedestrians around with warning tape.

The press service of the Kyiv municipal administration reported that falling icicles have injured four people in Kyiv in the past three days.

An emergency meeting of the operational headquarters on emergency situations was convened to discuss the problem of icicles.

During the meeting, the Kyiv municipal administration's first deputy head Anatoliy Holubchenko informed the municipal administration's main department of housing to hire professional steeplejacks and provide them with the equipment necessary to remove icicles from the roofs of buildings.

"I am calling on the heads of all districts to significantly telephone and write the managements of the buildings that are not owned by the municipal authorities... All the entities that have buildings on their books should be instructed of the need to remove icicles from roofs as well as about the responsibility for improper maintenance of the buildings under their control. It is necessary to work with the citizens of the apartments where access to balconies are difficult. In addition, all the dangerous places near premises should be sealed off with warning tapes, and I particularly request that Kyiv residents walk around such zones," Holubchenko noted.