A woman from Novopolotsk received serious burns while extinguishing burning dry vegetation

May 10, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. A resident of Novopolotsk received burn injuries while trying to extinguish a fire from burning dry vegetation. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press secretary of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Marina Fando. The incident occurred on May 8 in the area of the village of Svetlichishche, Polotsk district. Responding to the emergency call, employees of the district department for emergency situations extinguished the dry grass fire over a total area of about 100 sq.m, as the fire was already approaching residential buildings. During the investigation, it was established that one of the eyewitnesses to the fire was trying to independently prevent the spread of flames over a large area. In doing so, the woman, born in 1959, received third-degree burns to both hands, feet, and face and was hospitalized in the surgical department of the Polotsk Central District Hospital. The victim lives in Novopolotsk and came to the Polotsk district for the weekend to her dacha. A check is currently underway to establish the causes and possible perpetrators of the fire. In total, this year in the region, more than 80 citizens, including four heads of enterprises and organizations, have been brought to administrative responsibility for burning dry vegetation. The Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reminds that in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offenses, burning dry vegetation and lighting fires in unauthorized places entails a fine of up to 12 base units (currently, the base unit is Br35 thousand). -0-