The cause of the fire at the Orsha Meat Canning Plant could have been a violation of fire safety regulations during hot work.

May 25, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The alleged cause of the fire at Orsha Meat Canning Plant OJSC is the violation of fire safety regulations during hot work. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Marina Fando, press secretary of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The fire in the gallery of the plant's refrigeration workshop occurred on May 24. As a result, four employees of the enterprise - three men and one woman - died. Nine people were rescued by the personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations units using gas and smoke protection service teams, and 14 were evacuated. None of the rescued required medical assistance. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, repair work was being carried out in the transition gallery of the refrigeration workshop. During hot work, combustible insulation caught fire, which began to spread rapidly, followed by heavy smoke in the workshop. The deceased had an opportunity to escape, but they attempted to extinguish the fire using primary fire extinguishing means. Ten units of equipment from the Ministry of Emergency Situations units, 53 personnel, as well as 5 ambulance teams were involved in extinguishing the fire. The Prosecutor's Office of Orsha has initiated a criminal case under Article 306, Part 3 of the Criminal Code "Violation of labor protection rules, resulting in the death of two or more persons due to negligence." -0-