The first fires due to burning dry grass have been recorded in the Vitebsk region

April 15, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Burning dry grass caused two fires in the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk Regional Emergency Situations Department informed a BELTA correspondent. In Vitebsk, due to carelessness while burning dry vegetation, a shed and the roof of a residential building were destroyed by fire, and the owner of the estate received burns to her hands of degree 1-2. A similar incident, which resulted in damage to a house, occurred in the Sennensky district. As noted by the Regional Emergency Situations Department, rescuers face a large number of fires every spring caused by setting fire to last year's grass. Often, fires become threatening, spreading to forest areas and peatlands. The Vitebsk Regional Emergency Situations Department reminds that in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, burning dry vegetation entails a fine of 10 to 40 base units (currently, the base unit is Br35 thousand). Violation of fire safety requirements in forests and peatlands, which resulted in their damage, is punishable by a fine of up to 50 base units. Legislation also allows for bringing those guilty of such fires to criminal responsibility. -0-