From January 1 to 12, 16 fires occurred in Irkutsk, killing two people, while the number of fires almost halved compared with last years New Year holidays. Most fires were in homes, and the main causes remain careless handling of fire and misuse of electric heaters. Preventive checks were also held at troubled families homes, with no fire safety violations found.
From January 1 to 12, 16 fires occurred in Irkutsk, during which two people died. Of these, 5 fires occurred in the Leninsky District, 4 fires each in the Pravoberezhny and Leninsky districts, and 3 in the Oktyabrsky District. Last year, 26 fires were registered during the New Year holidays — compared with the same period last year, the number of fires decreased by 48%.The largest number of fires occurred in residential buildings — 10 cases, of which 5 fires were in private houses, estates, and summer cottages, and another 5 were in apartment buildings. Due to a short circuit in electrical equipment, three cars burned in the Yubileiny microdistrict, on Baikalskaya and Podgornaya streets. Two fires occurred in a garage in the Oktyabrsky Lane and in outbuildings on Biryusinskaya Street. And one fire occurred in a retail pavilion on Yaroslavskogo Street.
The main causes of fires at residential properties remain careless handling of fire and violations in the operation of electric heating appliances. In accordance with the decision of the Emergency Situations Commission of the Irkutsk Region, preventive inspections were carried out in Irkutsk at 25 addresses where disadvantaged families live. The interdepartmental commission included inspectors from the Supervision Activities Department for the city of Irkutsk, district police officers of the Irkutsk City Department of Internal Affairs, and representatives of the Education Department of the Irkutsk administration. During apartment-by-apartment inspections, no violations were found, and fire safety requirements were not identified.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk administration.