Fire. From this word thrills. Based on data provided by the EMERCOM of Russia, in 2017 the number of fires was 132,406, the number of deaths was 7,782. This article will discuss the main causes of fires and provide information on fires in Omsk per week.
Causes of Fire
Based on the same data from the Russian Emergencies Ministry, a list of the causes of the fire was compiled, and the number of cases that occurred in 2017 was also indicated.
| Cause | Number of cases (for 2017) |
| Violations during installation and use of electrical devices | 40 390 |
| Failure to comply with safety rules when working with fire | 37,876 |
| Violations during installation and use of furnaces | 20 167 |
| Arson | 14 046 |
| Children games with fire | 1 825 |
| Failure to comply with safety rules when working with gas welding equipment | 1,275 |
| Equipment breakdown | 522 |
We comply with fire safety rules: where to read?
The document on the rules of the fire regime in the territory of the Russian Federation (information is current as of November 9, 2018) contains 21 sections and 7 appendices. In the age of high and accessible technologies, finding this document will not be difficult. On the websites of the Ministry of Emergencies all the necessary information is presented and data on the relevance or loss of force of a law is provided.
Fires in Omsk
The above catastrophe claimed the lives of people throughout the Earth. The city of Omsk, located at the intersection of the Om and Irtysh rivers, was no exception. The following are news about the fires in Omsk over the week.
11/11/2018 in the village of Oktyabrsky (Tyukalinsky district) on Partsezd Street, 22, one of the apartments of a private house was covered by fire. 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 burns hands. The emergency medical service arriving at the place took the necessary actions; nothing threatens the child’s health.
November 10, 2018, a residential building was ignited in the Neftyanikov area. Thanks to the Rosguards, a child of 6 years was saved. After a medical examination he was released, hospitalization was not required. According to official data provided by the Ministry of Emergencies, there are no casualties.
11/08/2018 the fire department was informed about the fire of one of the apartments in a five-story building, located at: Omsk, 21-ya Amurskaya Street. Thanks to the professional actions of the rescue service employees, 11 people were rescued, including 3 children. Short circuit is considered one of the main causes of fire.
On September 1, 2018, the number of fires in Omsk amounted to 1150, most of them arose due to a malfunction in the operation of electronic devices.