In Irkutsk, a Volkswagen Passat burned down, and a bottle with remnants of fuel was found in the cabin.

On the night of May 5 in Irkutsk on Verkhnyaya Naberezhnaya Street a Volkswagen Passat burned. The fire, which started around 4:30 AM, damaged the car's interior and threatened neighboring vehicles. The cause is being investigated and experts found a bottle with fuel remnants.

In the night of May 5, a Volkswagen Passat caught fire on Upper Embankment Street near building No. 167. The fire broke out at approximately 4:30 AM. By the time firefighters arrived, the interior of the foreign car was ablaze, posing a threat of spreading flames to nearby vehicles.
According to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Irkutsk region, the fire damaged the car's interior trim over an area of 4 square meters.
The cause of the fire, the responsible party, and the damage are currently being investigated. It is known that the source of the fire was located in the interior, on the back seat. Experts retrieved a bottle containing remnants of fuel from the scene.