Morning fire in the Crimean village of Okhotskoye — the ceiling in the house caught fire

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Yesterday, at 10:02, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea received a report of a fire in the village of Okhotskoye, Nizhnegorsk district. Employees of the Fire Department of the Republic of Crimea were immediately sent to the scene of the incident. Upon arrival, firefighters found out that a suspended ceiling was on fire in a private residential building. There is a threat of further spread of the fire to the entire structure.

Emergency Situations Ministry employees promptly carried out a combat deployment and began extinguishing the fire. Within 15 minutes the fire was completely localized and extinguished. The fire was not allowed to spread further. There were no casualties. The reasons are being clarified by experts– reported the emergency department.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea draws the attention of residents and guests of the peninsula to the need to comply with safety measures:

• do not leave household electrical appliances plugged in unattended;
• Make sure that the electrical wiring is in good condition, do not use damaged electrical appliances and electrical sockets;
• operate electrical appliances in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer’s operating instructions;
• do not plug several powerful electricity consumers into one power outlet at the same time, overloading the power grid;
• Do not uncontrollably burn garbage or make fires;
• in order to avoid the spread of fire from one building to another, clear the territory of household yards and garage cooperatives from debris and dry grass;
• Do not throw away burning matches or cigarette butts.
• If you become a participant or witness to a tragedy, accident, or find yourself in a difficult situation, you must immediately contact the rescue service by calling “112” or “101”. Take care of yourself and your loved ones!

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