The Investigative Committee opened two criminal cases for the fire in the village of Sosva, Sverdlovsk Region, in which, according to various estimates, 90 to 120 houses were burned.
“One of them is under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on possible negligence of the authorities who did not take the necessary measures to ensure fire safety … The second criminal case was initiated in accordance with Art. The district department of the Investigative Committee reported 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the fact of causing death as a result of negligence of a citizen whose body was found during firefighting.
Investigators reported that about 90 houses burned in Sosva, and the fire damaged the property of the medical correctional institution No. 23, from which all convicts (240 people) were evacuated. It burned completely, according to TASS.
The prosecutor’s office also undertook the investigation of these criminal cases. The investigation will have to establish the circumstances of a large-scale fire in Sosva and the death of a local resident.
The fire was brought under control this morning.
On the morning of April 26, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reported that the fires in the villages of Sosva and Tayozhny were localized on an area of 9 thousand square meters. m and 2.7 thousand square meters. m respectively. More than 130 houses were burned in settlements, a total of 178 buildings were destroyed. Nearly 1,200 homes have been saved from fires in Sosva, the Ministry of Emergencies reported.
According to the OTV channel, 120 houses were burned in Sosva alone. According to Interfax, at least 110 buildings burned, 108 of them houses. The final exact number of burned buildings has not been determined.
The emergency department told TASS that at least 660 people were left homeless.
“It was kind of a complete doomsday,” he said. “KP-Yekaterinburg” local resident Irina. – Four quarters from Lenina Street to Mitina Street were completely burned … A fire broke out somewhere in the sawmill. And the wind was terrible.
Firefighters fought the fire all night. More than 120 firefighters and 33 pieces of equipment continue to operate in the village, including two fire trains, a helicopter belonging to the Russian Ministry of Emergencies, and the Russian Guard.
“The rapid spread of the fire was facilitated by a large amount of dry vegetation, strong winds of 20 m/s and the distance from water sources,” said the Ministry of Emergencies.
According to the service, eight wagons loaded with timber burned. The fire also damaged power lines and transformers, leaving 1.4 thousand people without electricity.
On April 26, an operational group headed by Ilya Denisov, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Emergencies, arrived in the Sverdlovsk Region to coordinate the firefighting and relief efforts.
“At the moment, fires have been localized in the settlements of Sosva, Tayozhny, Visim, Progress and Neustroyeva, work is underway to extinguish the fires,” the ministry said.
District officials reported that firefighters were able to completely eliminate fires in the Pervouralsk urban district, Irbit and Gornouralsk urban district. At the same time, 23 forest fires a day were recorded in the region.
Victims and injured
On April 25, while extinguishing and clearing the wreckage, a 62-year-old local resident was found dead. telegraph channel Puree reported two deaths. It was reported that 64-year-old Alexander V. was hospitalized with burns on his hand, and 37-year-old Alexander P. was hospitalized with head trauma and burns.
One Sosva resident is listed as missing. Shot Telegram channel states that 89-year-old Tamara Alistratova’s house on Lenin Street was completely burned down, but they are still looking for the woman.
“People spent that night with almost no sleep. Adults were on shift duty, fearing the fire would reach their home. And the kids stayed in their clothes overnight – in case they needed to be evacuated urgently,” Shot explains.
In the morning, the victims of the fire met with the First Deputy Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Alexei Shmykov. Local authorities reported that they have compiled a list of residents in Sosva who lost their homes and properties in the fire.
“My house burned down. – Tatyana, who attended this meeting, told the KP-Yekaterinburg broadcast. Everything burned in ten minutes. I just had time to run and get the documents.
In the near future, people will be provided with the first mandatory payment – 10 thousand rubles. In addition, a special commission will determine the damage done to each structure.
cause of fire
The fire in Sosva started in the afternoon of April 25, near medical reformatory No. 23. Dry grass caught fire there, and the fire quickly spread to residential buildings due to strong winds, according to the regional Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service.
According to preliminary information provided by Shot Telegram, the fire broke out at a local sawmill owned by Mammadov IP. According to the channel, according to sources, the owner Mamedoliev Natig Ogly escaped. The fire may have started from construction work. Dry grass and sawdust can be ignited by sparks when cutting metal, and then the fire can spread throughout the village.
On April 25, several large fires broke out simultaneously in the Sverdlovsk region. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, about 180 buildings have burned down in the region in the past day. The fires were extinguished with 380 people and 112 pieces of equipment.
Due to the large number of fires in the area, Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev launched a high alert regime in the Sverdlovsk region on April 26.