In Irkutsk on January 3 at night unknown people set fire to a Maxim taxi car, the seventh such case since 2015. A 2012 Chevrolet Lacetti burned almost completely, and firefighters arrived minutes later and put out the fire, which damaged the engine compartment. Preliminary data say arson caused the blaze, and statistics show car fires in Irkutsk remain a serious problem.

For the seventh time already, since 2015, a car covered with Maxim taxi logos was set on fire by unknown persons on the night of January 3. The incident occurred at 1 a.m. in one of the courtyards on Krasnykh Madyar Street. The 2012 Chevrolet Lacetti burned almost completely.
As reported by the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region, a couple of minutes after the duty officer received a report of the fire, firefighters arrived at the scene. The engine compartment of the 2012 Chevrolet Lacetti was burning. As a result of the fire, combustible parts of the engine compartment were damaged over an area of 1.5 sq. m.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire is arson.
Note that over 10 months of 2015, 113 car fires occurred in Irkutsk, which accounts for 30% of the total number across the entire region.