Four people died in fires in the Vitebsk region

January 14, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. Four people died in two fires in the Vitebsk region over the past day, the propaganda and training center at the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told a BELTA correspondent. In both cases, the cause of the tragedies was carelessness when smoking by the deceased, who were intoxicated. In the village of Shumshchina, Liozno district, a fire occurred in the house of a woman who had moved to permanent residence from Vitebsk a week ago. The roof and ceiling were destroyed by fire, and rescuers found the bodies of the homeowner, born in 1970, and a man, born in 1981, under the debris of building structures. It was established that on the eve of the tragedy, a familiar person from the Vitebsk region came to help the unemployed woman with household chores. The second tragedy occurred in the village of Kolosovo, Tolochin district. Due to a late report of the fire, by the time rescuers arrived at the scene, the roof and ceiling of the house had partially collapsed. After extinguishing the fire, the bodies of the homeowner, born in 1965, and her acquaintance, born in 1980, were found under the debris of the structures. Both deceased worked at a local agricultural enterprise. In total, since the beginning of the year, there have been 66 fires in the region, with 66 people killed. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations units managed to save four people. -0-