After careless smoking from the burning five-storey building near Venev saved 3 residents

Three residents were rescued from a burning five-story building in the village of Gritsovsky, Venevsky district on the evening of November 11. Another 15 people were evacuated from the building, shared with “MK in Tula” in the press service of the GU EMERCOM of Russia in the region.

Thanks to the work of firefighters, no one was injured.

The fire occurred in an apartment on the fourth floor of a house on Pervomaiskaya Street. The fire was reported to the fire department, and within four minutes the first units arrived at the scene.

Employees of the 72nd fire and rescue unit with the help of special rescue devices led three residents along the stairs. The fire was extinguished on an area of 7.5 square meters. Seven Emergencies Ministry employees and four units of equipment participated in the elimination of the fire.

According to the preliminary version, the cause of the fire was careless handling of fire when smoking.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations reminds of the need to comply with fire safety rules: do not smoke in bed, especially when intoxicated, use ashtrays and check whether the cigarette is extinguished.

Also, experts recommend installing fire detectors in apartments that can warn of fire at an early stage.

Recall that in November, “MK in Tula” told about the deadly fire in the village of Teploy. There, a 58-year-old man died in an apartment on the first floor of a four-storey building.

The preliminary cause of the tragedy was also careless smoking.

The fire broke out on Selkhoztechnivska Street, and firefighters eliminated the fire in an area of only 0.3 square meters. Despite the small area of the fire, the man could not be saved.