Overnight in Irkutsk, three cars burned.

In one night in the Irkutsk district and Irkutsk, fire damaged three cars at once, and in one case spread to a residential house. Specialists are investigating the causes, with arson among the main versions. Firefighters remind owners to protect property and keep a fire extinguisher in the car for quick response.

Over the past night, three cars were damaged by fire. At present, specialists are determining the causes of the three vehicle fires.
At two o’clock in the morning on Sosnovaya Street in the settlement of Molodezhny in the Irkutsk District, a residential house and a Lexus car in the yard of the house were burning. With the help of the forces of fire and rescue units No. 2, 4, 1 — a total of 4 fire engines and 12 personnel — the fire was extinguished. Rescuers from the “Emergency Rescue Unit of the Irkutsk Region” and the testing fire laboratory of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region went to the scene.
The firefighting operations lasted several hours and were completed by 7 a.m. Because of the fire, the car and the roof of the house over the entire area were destroyed. The total area of the fire was 300 sq. m.
At three o’clock in the morning, a report of a fire on Lesnaya Street, also in the settlement of Molodyozhny, was received by the fire department. Forces from fire and rescue unit No. 1 were involved. A VAZ 2109 car was burning; its ownership is being established. By the time firefighters arrived, the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. As a result of the fire, the combustible parts of the car were destroyed.
At four o’clock, a Toyota Land Cruiser caught fire in the Topkinsky microdistrict. Rescuers were dispatched to the scene, but the blaze was extinguished by witnesses to the incident. As a result, parts of the car body were damaged.
The causes of all the fires that occurred overnight are being established. The presumed cause is arson. Firefighters and state fire supervision inspectors are asking vehicle owners to take care of the safety of their property. To enable an emergency response to a fire, a fire extinguisher should be kept in the car.