On September 15, 2018, a fire safety month was launched, emergency situations are working to prevent deaths.
“In order to reduce fires and death in the heating period of 2018-2019, a set of measures is provided by civil protection agencies. Within the framework of the month, the fire engineering propaganda is carried out by the engineering and inspection staff of the territorial divisions of the CoES in the residential sector, ”said Deputy Interior Minister Yury Ilyin.
He gave a comparative analysis of the deaths of people in the event of fires. In 2016, those killed in the fires were 199 people. In 2017 there were 187 people.
As the analysis shows, fires with improper use of heating devices occur in low-income citizens or in those who lead an asocial lifestyle or without a specific place of residence. The cause of fires is careless handling of fire, smoking in bed.
Yuri Ilyin urged citizens to think about their security. In the event of a fire hazard, he recommended to call on the phone 112 and 101. The unit of the Committee for Emergency Situations will promptly leave for the place.
