Week in Review: Fire and Rescue July 13-19
During the week of July 13 to July 19, 2026, Kirov Oblast recorded 22 man-made fires, one fatality, and six rescues. Additionally, 21 responses to traffic accidents were reported.
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Between July 13 and July 19, fire and rescue services in Kirov Oblast extinguished 22 man-made fires. One person died, no injuries, and six people were evacuated and rescued.
On July 13, in the village of Salobelyak, Yaran District, a fire broke out in a private residential house with outbuildings. The homeowner died in the fire. Preliminary information indicates the cause was careless handling of fire.
On July 17, in the urban-type settlement of Lebyazhye on Petra Kazantseva Street, a private house and utility buildings burned. The fire destroyed the roof and damaged walls. The suspected cause is a short circuit in the electrical wiring.
On July 19, several fires were recorded. In the village of Chus, Verkhnekamsk District, a car caught fire in a parking lot, and the flames spread to a neighboring vehicle. Both vehicles were completely burned. Cause: vehicle malfunction. In the village of Novotroitskoye, Shabalinsky District, a private bathhouse was completely destroyed by fire due to a stove malfunction. On the same day, in the garden community «Energetik» in the village of Zotovy, Slobodskoy District, a garden house burned down for a similar reason: faulty stove equipment.
In total over the reported week, units were dispatched 21 times to respond to road traffic accidents.
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