On March 21st at 15:28, the rescue service received a report of a bathhouse fire on Solnechnaya Street in the village of Zaboenye.
When rescuers arrived at the scene of the fire, the roof of the bathhouse was observed to be open to flames.
There were no casualties.
As a result of the fire, the ceiling, walls, and property inside the bathhouse were damaged.
The cause of the fire is being established. The considered version for the cause of the fire is the violation of the rules for operating stoves, heat-generating units and devices (overheating of the stove).
Once again, rescuers from the Lepel District Department for Emergency Situations draw attention to the fact that in pursuit of hot steam, one must not allow the stove to overheat. Cracks in stoves and chimneys also become common causes of fires in bathhouses, so defects should be eliminated in a timely manner.
Wooden or other flammable objects should be kept at a distance from the hot parts of the stove and chimneys or be well insulated. Since soot and combustion products accumulate in the ash pans and smoke passages, they must be cleaned regularly.
Before lighting the stove, be sure to check for draft. If there is no draft, warm up the chimney by burning a small amount of firewood. If the draft does not appear even after this, all smoke channels of the stove need to be cleaned. Also, do not forget that the floor surface located directly in front of the stove's firebox door must be covered with a metal sheet measuring 50x70 cm or made of non-combustible materials, so that sparks and fallen coals do not cause a fire.
When leaving the bathhouse, do not forget to make sure that all the fuel has burned out.