strong fire always bring a lot of disasters.Against the raging fire people often powerless.It was studied Chronicle major fires in Russia, which, as it turned out, there was quite a lot.
biggest fires in our country in the XIX-XX centuries
In 1837 in St. Petersburg Winter Palace burned down.Killed many valuable artistic works of art, manuscripts and chronicles.The glow from the fire was visible for 70 miles around.People were killed.After the fire, the palace was reduced to 2 years.
in XIX century large fires in Russia was not spared the capital.In September 1812, after the famous Battle of Borodino Kutuzov ordered Russian troops to leave Moscow.The retreating Russian troops set fire to the city, that he has not got the French.Historians suggest that the fire started on September 14 Solianke for Yauzskaya bridge, then took up the Foundling courtyard, wine yard, shops, stalls.Soon the fire spread to all nearby areas and spread across the Moscow River.September 18 the fire peaked after it managed to extinguish.Flames raged 5 days, devour ¾ buildings, more than 120 churches, killing thousands of people.During the next 20 years, Moscow to rebuild after this disaster.
in modern history, in 1989, had a terrible accident near Ufa, which is considered the worst in the 20th century.Due to the explosion of gas pipeline caught fire while two passenger trains.The terrible fire, killing about 600 people, among them - 181 children.Because of his injuries more than 600 people for life were disabled.
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Large fires occur in Russia, unfortunately, every year.They often occur because of negligence and claiming the lives of many innocent people.Particularly badly when smoke and fire killed the children.The following are examples of major fires in Russia that occurred in the late twentieth century:
- 2.03.1992.From a passenger train colliding with a freight train caught fire several cars.45 people died from the fire.
- 12.06.1997.In a nursing home in the Sverdlovsk region of the fire killed 16 people.
- 11.02.1998.Rosmorflot building caught fire.Affected all counted more than 70, 12 of whom were hospitalized with severe burns.
- In 1999 happened the biggest fires in Russia for 10 years:
- 10.02 caught fire building of the Samara Regional Department of Internal Affairs.It affected a large number of people.25 people were killed, 52 missing, 57 were seriously injured.
- 18.03 in the Vologda region in the psycho-neurological boarding a patient is arranged one of the largest fires in Russia, in which 21 people were killed, another 14 were taken to hospital.
fire in the Ostankino tower
27.08.2000, the largest fires in Russia joins another tragic story.It started at a height of 460 m in the Ostankino television tower.Around 15:00 engaged in cable collector and close at 17:00 burnt down over 25 m cables.Fire raged in earnest.The difficulty for firefighters was and height, which had to work.By the 19:00 half a kilometer height collapsed down 3 lifts.Killing people in the one of the elevators.
28.08 only managed to cope with the disaster.Work on the air many channels was resumed 04-05.09.2000g.The damage from this fire is estimated at several hundred million dollars.
Tragedy 2002-2007.
horrific large fires that have occurred in Russia in the period from 2002 to 2005, have claimed many lives.
- 02.08.2002.There was a fire in Moscow in the Luzhniki Stadium in the market.Area fire was 1000 sq.m.One person was injured, which, fortunately, was hospitalized quickly than saved his life.
- 10.04.2003.In boarding school, which is located in the city of Makhachkala, there was a terrible fire.30 children were burnt alive, 119 were hospitalized.This is one of the blackest days in the history of Russia.
- 24.11.2003.A huge fire at the Russian People's Friendship University.It killed 44 people, injured 180 people found.
Over the next 3 years the large fires in Russia with a large number of victims were not registered.
- 20.03.2007.Due to the fact that the administration did not correct some of the comments the fire inspection, hit the nursing home in the town of Yeisk.62 people were killed, including one nurse.Of all the medical staff when she tried to save the lives of patients.34 people have been rescued.It turned out that almost all the dead died from lack of oxygen.
largest fires in Russia that took place in clubs and restaurants
- 3.02.2007 year.Strong fire completely destroyed the Moscow entertainment center "Glory."
- 25.03.2007.Because of the explosion of pyrotechnics started a fire in the Moscow club "911".He claimed the lives of 11 people.
- 04.12.2007.The fire engulfed a Moscow restaurant "East Yard".The building is completely burned.
- 07.02.2008.There was a fire in one of the elite Moscow club "Diaghilev".Area fire - 1500 square meters.meters.
- 23.10.2009, the fire started in the Samara cafe.The area was fairly large, 1 sq. M.meters.According to the complexity of the fire was under the second degree.
- 15.11.2009.In Naberezhnye Chelny in the bar there was a fire.2 people were killed, 29 people were taken to hospital, eight of them with burns 3 and 4 severity.
- 02.12.2009.On this day, a night club "lame horse" in Perm celebrated its eighth birthday.The administration has decided to arrange a fireworks just inside the hall.Sparks hit in the low ceiling, and the fire ran along the walls of the foam, decorated with wicker and painted canvases.People panicked and started a stampede at the entrance.Those who stayed inside the building were poisoned by carbon monoxide.Killed 156 people, injured another 134. As a result of this massive tragedy, 15 children were orphans.
- 09.03.2010.It started a large fire in a central Moscow club called "Opera."He also came under the second category of complexity.One person was killed, one was missing.
In 2010, Russia had a large-scale fires of natural origin.Due to the extreme heat and deposits of peat forest in Central Russia burned from July to early September.In total, the fire covered nearly 200 thousand hectares in 20 regions of the country.
According to official data the Emergencies Ministry, in 2010, large fires in Russia took the lives of about 12 thousand 900 people.
Recent history
In 2011 there have been about 169 000 fires, which killed 12 thousand people.
known that in 2012 in Russia was about 115 thousand fires and killing at least 8000 people, injured 9000 people.
- 21.06.2012.A serious fire occurred in the village of Zabolote in the Moscow region at the plant.Area fire was 5.6 thousand sq. M.meters.No injuries were reported.
- 11.09.2012.In a garment factory in the Moscow fire broke out on the second floor.Killed 14 people.
- 29.09.2012.The fire started at the plant for processing oil sludge near Khanty-Mansiysk.Area fire was quite large - 4000 sq.m. 11 people were killed, six injured.
latest news about the serious fires in the Russian Federation
During 2013 in Russia were numbered more than 150 thousand fires, which have claimed more than 23 thousand people, of whom died more than 10 thousand.The total material damage is estimated, amounted to almost 14 billion. Rubles.
final data for 2014 yet.But today there were more than 110 thousand fires, which killed about 7000 people.
State Statistics Committee noted the positive trend to reduce wildfires.As a consequence of a large fire in 2010 the government held a series of preventive measures - elimination of dead wood, old watering peat workings, generous funding of measures aimed at protection of forests from fires, especially in Siberia and the Far East.
main causes of fires
Among the most common causes of fires can be identified:
- careless handling of fire, including the children's pranks,
- incorrect handling of household appliances and electrical equipment,
- foul treatment with stove heating,
- deliberate arson, bombings,
- violation of fire safety rules elektrogazosvarochnyh work,
- industrial equipment failure, violation of manufacturing technology,
- spontaneous ignition of combustible materials in the investigation of improper use and storage.
