EMERCOM warned children’s sanatorium “Birch” because of fire safety
The main department of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Leningrad region announced a warning to St. Petersburg State Medical Center "Children's Sanatorium "Berezka", the head doctor of which is Evgeny Nikolaev. The reason was a violation of fire safety requirements: the head of the institution did not provide timely repair, maintenance and operation of fire safety and fire extinguishing equipment. This became known from the data of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

The main department of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Leningrad region announced a warning to St. Petersburg State Medical Center "Children's Sanatorium "Berezka", the head doctor of which is Evgeny Nikolaev. The reason was a violation of fire safety requirements: the head of the institution did not provide timely repair, maintenance and operation of fire safety and fire extinguishing equipment. This became known from the data of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
The automatic fire alarm went off on November 2, 2026 at 13:25. The inspection showed that the systems were not maintained in good condition, as required by paragraph 1 of paragraph 54 of the Fire Regulations.
The sanatorium was ordered to take measures: to organize timely maintenance and repair of fire safety equipment so that they were in working condition. According to Kontur.Focus, SPB GKUZ "Children's Sanatorium "Birch" acted as a defendant in seven cases for a total of 649 thousand rubles.



