Polotsk border guards extinguished a residential building fire in the Braslav district

A border guard officer, Warrant Officer Rolik Maksim, noticed a fire in the attic of a residential building in the settlement of Kozyany, Braslav District. He immediately reported it to the duty officer of the border post, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) employees, and began to extinguish the fire himself.

In the afternoon of November 28, while returning from duty, border guard officer Warrant Officer Rolik Maksim noticed a fire in the attic of a residential building in the settlement of Kozyany, Braslav District. He immediately reported it to the duty officer of the border post, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) employees, and began to extinguish the fire himself. It was found that the roof insulation located between the ceiling and the chimney was burning.

Four more border guards quickly arrived to help, passing water in a chain to their colleague on the roof.

By the time the fire brigade arrived, almost all the fire had been extinguished.

As a result, the residential house belonging to an elderly woman was saved from complete destruction.