Fires registered in 2018
According to the data of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2018 there were registered 2210 fire cases and that is more for 4.0% compared to 2017 indicator. As a result of fires 83 persons (of which 13 children), of whom 65 were men and 18 women died, 484 constructions, 250 heads of cattle, 131 vehicles were destroyed and inflicted financial damage in amount of 15.8 million manats.
890 fires registered during the reporting period occurred due to violation of fire safety rules during installation and operation of electric equipment, 366 - careless handling of fire (of which 96 – during smoking), 224 – destruction of property by way of burning, intentional actions to endanger human health, 85 – violation of fire safety rules during installation and operation of ovens, 625 – other reasons.
70.0% of fires registered during last year occurred in dwellings, 5.8% - buildings of social-domestic and cultural designation, 2.2% - production facilities, 0.5% - warehouses and storage, the rests – in other objects.
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