Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the topic of fires in the Urals “repeats from year to year”. He told this to reporters.
According to him, sometimes hasty actions of citizens lead to serious consequences, including the destruction of the forest fund and losses among the population.
“All fire fighting services act from the moment of danger and take precautions, but this is not an easy task in our geography. The measures are giving positive results, but it is not possible to cover up everything,” he said.
Formerly the Ministry of Emergencies of the Sverdlovsk Region reportedIt was reported that the State Fire Inspection Agency in the region opened 24 criminal cases in its investigation into the causes of the weekend forest fires.
In addition, according to the data of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 205 administrative crime reports were drawn up against those who violated the fire safety rules at the weekend, and it was noted that 69 administrative investigations were decided.