In Akhtubinsk, firefighters extinguished garbage in an abandoned building

In Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region, on October 10, a fire occurred in an unused building. On Tsiolkovsky street lit up garbage, the fire spread over an area of 30 square meters. According to the regional Department of EMERCOM of Russia, as a result of the incident, no one was injured.

The message about the fire at the address Tsiolkovsky street, 2B received at 16:00. Two fire trucks and five employees of the EMERCOM of Russia were sent to the scene.

Arriving specialists began extinguishing garbage inside the unused building. It took 40 minutes to completely eliminate the fire.

According to experts, the cause of the fire was careless handling of fire. Other circumstances of the fire in the operational summary of the Department is not given.

According to the GU EMERCOM of Russia in the Astrakhan region at 00:00 on October 11, this fire was the only incident included in the daily operational summary of the Ministry.

Rescuers remind that careless handling of fire remains one of the causes of fires in the region. According to previously published data from the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, since the beginning of 2026, more than 170 fires have occurred because of this.

The department urges residents not to leave open fire unattended and carefully extinguish cigarette butts. If a fire is detected, call 101 or 112.