A person died in a fire in Vitebsk

On Saturday evening in Vitebsk, on 1-ya Proletarskaya Street, a fire broke out in an apartment. Upon arrival at the scene, heavy smoke and fire were observed in a two-room apartment located on the second floor.

The owner of the apartment, born in 1966, unemployed, lived alone. According to neighbors, he was characterized satisfactorily; no one had seen him the day before the fire. Upon entering the apartment, rescuers found the owner's body on a bed in the room.

Due to heavy smoke in the stairwell, there was a threat to the lives of the residents. 5 people were rescued from apartments on the upper floors via the stairwells, including two children and three pensioners. Rescuers carried the children out of the smoke-filled area down the stairwells using protective masks for the rescued. They were taken to the regional children's hospital and, after examination by medics, were sent home. An 81-year-old pensioner, who was also carried out by the Ministry of Emergency Situations employees, was hospitalized in the regional hospital with a preliminary diagnosis of "smoke inhalation." Two other pensioners, born in 1954 and 1936, were not injured in the fire and did not require medical assistance.

The main suspected cause of the fire is carelessness while smoking by the deceased. As a result of the fire, property was damaged in the room of the two-room apartment, and the walls and ceiling were smoke-stained.

For reference. As of April 6, 2015, there have been 29 fires in the city of Vitebsk, resulting in 7 deaths. In 2014, during the same period, there were 49 fires, resulting in 5 deaths.

Tatyana Borisevich,

Senior Inspector of the Propaganda

and Training Department of the Vitebsk City Department of Emergency Situations