In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a man set fire to a neighbor's house

In the Irbeysky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a man, heating a water pipe, set fire to a neighbor's house. This was reported on April 29 in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the region.

An investigative task force was working at the scene. Police officers interviewed residents of neighboring houses.

"The police have identified the person involved in the arson. It turned out to be a 45-year-old local resident. According to him, the man was carrying out work on heating the summer water supply at his site, as a result, a fire broke out," the agency clarified in the Telegram channel.

The fire completely destroyed three residential buildings, five country houses, two outbuildings and four vehicles. The total area of ignition of residential buildings and buildings was about 900 square meters, the burning area of dry grass was about 4 hectares. Gorenje There were no casualties as a result of the incident.

"The materials collected by law enforcement officers have been sent to the fire service for decision—making," the press service concluded.

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Large families who lived in houses destroyed by fire are appealing to the head of the Investigative Committee and demanding that firefighters be held accountable.

Earlier, on April 27, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported a fire in residential buildings in the village of Taezhnoye, Krasnoyarsk Territory. It was noted that more than 70 people and 16 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Krasnoyarsk Territory later reported that the fire area in the village of Taiga had grown to 900 square meters. m.