In Irkutsk, there were two car fires that, according to preliminary data, could have been arson. On the morning of March 13, a Honda Accord burned on Podaptechnaya Street, and in the evening, a Nissan Pulsar on Karpinskaya Street. Since the beginning of the year, the city has recorded over 10 cases of car fires, including a tragic incident with a Mazda 6, in the trunk of which a man's body was found.

Two cars burned in the regional center the day before. According to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region, on the morning of March 13, a "Honda Accord" was on fire on Podaptechnaya Street. The fire started in the engine compartment. Rescuers extinguished it in just a few minutes.
Around 10:00 PM on Sunday, another car fire occurred on Karpinskaya Street in Irkutsk. This time, a Nissan Pulsar was burning. Specialists believe that arson was the cause of both fires.
It is worth noting that since the beginning of this year, more than 10 cars have burned in Irkutsk, including two belonging to the taxi service "Maksim." At the beginning of March, a Mazda 6 burned on Lermontov Street, where the body of a man was found in the trunk.