From June 16 to 21, the Ministry of Emergency Situations will hold a special preventive event "House without fire" in the Rossony region.

From June 16 to 21, the Ministry of Emergency Situations will hold a special preventive event "House without Fire" in the Rossony district

"House without Fire" is the name of a special preventive event to be held by the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Rossony district from June 16 to 21.

Its goal is to reduce the risks of fires in housing stock and deaths from them, and to improve the life safety culture among the population.

In the Rossony district, 7 fires occurred in the first part of 2026, and two people died in fires.

The tragedies that claimed the lives of two men occurred on February 12 in the village of Kulnevo and on February 17 in the village of Velikoye Boloto. The men became victims of their own carelessness – negligence while smoking. They were presumably intoxicated.

Since 2023, 45 fires have occurred in the Rossony district, with 7 people killed. The majority of fires, namely 35 cases, and 6 deaths occurred in rural areas and were recorded in the Klyastitskoye, Krasnopolskoye, Sokolishenskoye, and Yankovichskoye rural councils. 10 fires and one death occurred in the urban settlement of Rossony. Therefore, the special preventive event will be held in the settlements of these rural executive committees and in the urban settlement itself.

Since the beginning of the year, the Vitebsk region has recorded an increase in fires by sixty-two cases (433 in 2025, 495 in 2026). 49 people died in fires – this is 13 cases (+36.1%) more than in 2025.

Homes of categorized citizens will be visited: single and living alone, disabled and large families, families with children in a socially dangerous situation, as well as homes of citizens leading an antisocial lifestyle.

Among the main tasks of the special preventive event, rescuers highlight: informing the population about the state of fire safety, explaining to citizens the consequences of non-compliance with fire safety rules, and studying the state of fire safety of housing stock objects.

For an address-based inspection of housing (free of charge), please call 5-12-76, +375 29 555 31 01.