Within Three Months of 2018 in the Republic of Tatarstan, 46 People Died on Fires

4 April 2018, Wednesday

The situation with fires and their consequences on the results of the first quarter was voiced today at a briefing for media representatives by the Deputy Head of the department of supervisory activities of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, Colonel of Internal Service Alexei Pashin. The main causes of fires in the 1st quarter of 2018 in the Republic of Tatarstan were:

- violation of rules of technical usage of electrical equipment (34.2% of the total number of fires);

- violation of fire safety rules during furnace installation and usage (27%);

- careless handling of fire (26.5%);

- arson (5.2%);

- violation of rules of vehicles design and usages rules (3.8%).