In Samara a crematorium servicing animals was built within 50 meters of nearby homes. Local residents who were unhappy with the odor filed complaints with Rospotrebnadzor and raised concerns about the facility’s operations. News from Samara reported these developments on the social platform VKontakte.
Neighbors say that the cremation work occurs in the evening and during the night, and the resulting smoke triggers coughing fits and interferes with their ability to sleep.
Representatives of residents from several Samara addresses, including Khasanovskaya street numbers 33, 37, and 27, as well as Novo-Molodezhny lane numbers 30, 37, and 39, 34, 32, have asked authorities to conduct an investigation into the situation.
Rospotrebnadzor later stated that the crematorium in question meets the applicable sanitary and epidemiological standards. In response to citizens’ complaints, the agency issued a warning about an unacceptable violation of mandatory requirements, as reported by the publications departments.
Earlier, the president of the crematorium association, Suloev, noted that as many as 500,000 cemeteries across the country are not fully accounted for or monitored in certain contexts, highlighting broader industry concerns.
There have been past incidents in which crematoriums near major cities have experienced fires during the burning of animals, underscoring the need for robust safety and environmental controls in such facilities.