The biggest fires in Russia. Chronicle of the largest fires in Russia

Strong fires always bring a lot of disasters. Against the raging flame, a man often turns out to be powerless. A chronicle of the largest fires in the territory of Russia was studied, which, as it turned out, there were quite a lot.

The greatest fires in our country in the XIX-XX centuries

In 1837, the Winter Palace burnt down in St. Petersburg. Many valuable works of art, manuscripts and annals were lost. The glow from the fire could be seen for 70 miles around. People died. After the fire, the palace was restored for more than 2 years.

Even in the XIX century, major fires in Russia did not bypass the capital. In September 1812, after the famous battle of Borodino, Kutuzov ordered the Russian troops to leave Moscow. Retreating Russian troops set fire to the city so that it would not be left to the French. Historians testify that the fire began on September 14 on Solyanka, behind the Yauz bridge, then the educational courtyard, the wine yard, shops, shops started. Soon the fire spread to all the surrounding areas and spread across the Moscow River. On September 18, the fire reached its apogee, after it was managed to extinguish. The flame raged for 5 days, eating ¾ buildings, more than 120 temples, destroying the lives of thousands of people. Over the next 20 years, Moscow was rebuilt after this disaster.

In the new history, in 1989, there was a terrible catastrophe under Ufa, which is considered the most terrible in the 20th century. Due to the explosion of the pipeline, two passenger trains simultaneously flared up. In a terrible fire, about 600 people died, 181 of them were children. Because of the injuries, more than 600 people have been disabled for life.

Dashing 90s

Unfortunately, large fires occur in Russia every year. They often arise because of criminal negligence and take the lives of many innocent people. It is especially terrible when children die in smoke and fire. Below are examples of major fires in Russia that occurred at the end of the twentieth century:

1. 2.03.1992. From the collision of the passenger train with the freight train several cars were lit up. 45 people were killed by fire.
2. 12.06.1997. In a nursing home in the Sverdlovsk region, 16 people died from the fire.
3. 11/02/1998. The building of Rosmorflot has lit up. The victims counted more than 70, 12 of whom were hospitalized with severe burns.
4. In 1999, there were the largest fires in Russia in 10 years:

• 10.02 the building of the Samara Regional Office of Internal Affairs was on fire. Suffered a large number of people. 25 people died, 52 were missing, 57 were seriously injured.
• 18.03 in the Vologda region in the psycho-neurological boarding, a patient arranged one of the largest fires in Russia, in which 21 people died, 14 more were taken to the hospital.

Fire in the Ostankino Tower

On August 27, 2000, the biggest fires in Russia were supplemented by another tragic plot. It began at an altitude of 460 m in the television tower of Ostankino. Around 15:00, the cable collectors began to work, and closer to 17:00 burned down already 25 m of cables. The fire raged in earnest. The difficulty for the firemen was also the height at which they had to work. Already at 19:00 from a height of half a kilometer three lifts collapsed. People were killed in one of the elevators.

Only 28.08 managed to cope with the disaster. The work on the air of many channels was resumed on 04-05.09.2000. The damage from this fire is estimated at several hundred million dollars.

The tragedies of 2002-2007.

The terrible large fires that occurred in Russia during the period from 2002 to 2005, claimed many lives.

• 02.08.2002. There was a fire in Moscow in the Luzhniki market. The area of ignition was 1 thousand square meters. One person was injured, which, fortunately, was promptly hospitalized, what saved his life.
• 10.04.2003. In the 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 the Russian Federation.
• 24.11.2003. A huge fire at the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples. 44 people died, 180 people were found injured.

Over the next 3 years, large fires in Russia with a large number of victims were not registered.

• 03/20/2007. Due to the fact that the administration did not correct some of the comments of the fire inspection, the nursing home in Yeysk was on fire. 62 people died, including 1 nurse. Of all the medical staff, only she tried to save the lives of patients. 34 people were saved. As it turned out, almost all the dead died from lack of oxygen.

The biggest fires in Russia, which occurred in clubs and restaurants

• 3.02.2007 year. A strong fire completely destroyed the Moscow entertainment center "Slava".
• 25.03.2007. Because of the explosion of pyrotechnics, a fire broke out in the Moscow club "911". He killed 11 people.
• 04.12.2007. The fire enveloped the Moscow restaurant "Vostochny Dvorik". The building was completely burned down.
• 07.02.2008. There was a fire in one of the elite Moscow clubs "Diaghilev". The area of the fire is 1.5 thousand square meters. Meters.
• On October 23, 2009, a fire broke out in the Samara cafe. The area was quite large, 1 thousand square meters. Meters. By complexity, the fire fell under the second degree.
• 15.11.2009. In Naberezhnye Chelny, a fire broke out in the bar. 2 people died, 29 people were hospitalized, 8 of them with burns of 3 and 4 degrees of severity.
• 02.12.2009. On this day the night club "Lame Horse" in the city of Perm celebrated its eighth birthday. The administration decided to arrange fireworks right inside the hall. Sparks hit the low ceiling, and the fire ran through the walls of foam, decorated with willow twigs and painted canvases. People panicked, and a crush began 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 remained orphans.
• 09/03/2010. A violent fire broke out in the central club of Moscow called "Opera". He also fell into the second category of complexity. One person was killed, one was missing.

In 2010, Russia experienced a large-scale fire of natural origin. Because of the abnormal heat peat deposits and forests of Central Russia were burning from July to early September. In total, the fire covered almost 200 thousand hectares in 20 regions of the country.

According to official data of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, in 2010 large fires in Russia took the lives of about 12 thousand 900 people.

Recent history

In 2011, there were about 169 thousand fires, in which 12 thousand people died.

It is known that in 2012 in Russia there were about 115 thousand fires, and at least 8 thousand people were killed, 9 thousand people were injured.

• 21.06.2012. A serious fire occurred in the village of Zabolotye in the Moscow region on the territory of the plant. The area of ignition was 5.6 thousand square meters. Meters. There were no injured people.
• 11/09/2012. At the factory for tailoring clothes in the suburbs, a fire broke out on the second floor. Killed 14 people.
• 29.09.2012. A fire broke out in the territory of a plant for processing oil sludge near Khanty-Mansiysk. The area of ignition was quite large - 4 thousand square meters. M. 11 people were killed, six were injured.

The latest news about serious fires in Russia

In 2013, more than 150 thousand fires were counted in Russia, of which more than 23 thousand people became victims, more than 10 thousand of them died. Total material damage, according to rough estimates, amounted to almost 14 billion rubles.

There is no final data for 2014. But already today, more than 110 thousand fires were recorded, as a result of which about 7 thousand people died.

Goskomstat notes a positive trend towards reducing natural fires. In consequence of the strongest fires in 2010, the state carried out a number of preventive measures - destruction of deadwood, flooding of old peat excavations, generous financing of activities aimed at protecting forests from fires, especially in Siberia and the Far East.

The main causes of fires

Among the most common causes of fires are:

• Careless handling of fire, including children's pranks,
• Improper operation of household electrical appliances and electrical equipment,
• Violation of the rules for the management of stove heating ,
• Intentional arson, explosions,
• Violation of fire safety rules for electric gas welding,
• Malfunction of industrial equipment, violation of production technology,
• Spontaneous combustion of combustible materials as a result of their improper operation and storage.