Fire. This word makes me shudder. Based on data provided by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, in 2017 the number of fires was 132,406, the death toll was 7,782. This article will consider the main causes of fires, as well as information on fires in Omsk for the week.
Causes of fire
Based on the same data from the Russian Emergencies Ministry, a list of the causes of fires was compiled, as well as the number of cases that occurred in 2017.
| Reason | Number of cases (for 2017) |
| Violations in the installation and use of electrical devices | 40 390 |
| Failure to comply with safety rules when working with fire | 37 876 |
| Irregularities in the installation and use of ovens | 20 167 |
| Arsons | 14 046 |
| Children playing with fire | 1 825 |
| Failure to comply with safety rules when working with gas welding equipment | 1 275 |
| Production equipment failure | 522 |
Complyfire safety regulations: where to read?
The document on the rules of the fire regime on the territory of the Russian Federation (the information is current as of 2018-09-11) contains 21 sections and 7 annexes. In the age of high and publicly available technologies, finding this document will not be difficult. The websites of the Ministry of Emergency Situations provide all the necessary information and provide data on the relevance or loss of force of a particular law.
Fires in Omsk
The above catastrophe claimed the lives of people all over the Earth. The city of Omsk, located at the intersection of the Om and Irtysh rivers, was no exception. The following is the news about the fires in Omsk for the week.
11.11.2018 in the village of Oktyabrsky (Tyukalinsky district), on 22 Party Congress Street, a fire engulfed one of the apartments in a private house. The victims were a man and his two sons. According to one version, the cause of the fire was a malfunction of the electric heater. A family of 5 lived in the apartment. Mom and child were able to escape, the baby has burns on his hands. The emergency medical service that arrived at the scene took the necessary actions, nothing threatens the child's he alth.
2018-10-11, a residential building caught fire in the Neftchilar district. Thanks to the National Guard, a 6-year-old child was saved. After a medical examination, he was released, hospitalization was not required. According to official data provided by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were no casu alties.
8.11.2018 the fire department was informed about the fire of one of the apartments in a five-story building located onaddress: Omsk, 21st Amurskaya street. Thanks to the professional actions of the rescue service, 11 people were saved, including 3 children. Short circuit is considered one of the main causes of fire.
As of September 1, 2018, the number of fires in Omsk amounted to 1150, most of them arose due to a malfunction of electronic devices.
