A criminal case has been opened over the fire on the Barguzin motor ship under the article on providing services that do not meet safety requirements. The fire occurred on August 2 near Bolshoye Goloustnoye, when 120 people were on board. All passengers and crew were evacuated, and there were no casualties, preliminarily. The report gives details of the incident, the rescue of people by the yacht Princess, and the aftermath of the fire.
A criminal case under Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Provision of services that do not meet the requirements for the safety of consumers’ life and health,” has been opened in connection with the fire on the passenger ship Barguzin. Investigative actions are currently underway, and all circumstances of the incident are being established.According to investigators, the ship caught fire near the settlement of Bolshoye Goloustnoye on August 2 of this year at around 17:11. There were 120 people on board, including 8 crew members.
As reported by the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region, the passenger ship was afloat, and the fire broke out in the engine room while the vessel was 1.5 km from the shore.
According to eyewitnesses on social media, the ship burned down in 10 minutes. A yacht, Princess, helped rescue the passengers and crew.
According to preliminary data, there are no injured or dead, the press service of the Eastern Siberian Transport Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia reports. The ship sustained significant damage, and all passengers were evacuated. That same evening, the passenger ship Alexander Veliky transported the passengers of Barguzin to Listvyanka, from where they were to be sent by bus to Irkutsk.
By 20:15 Irkutsk time, firefighters had finished eliminating the consequences of the fire.