Found the cause of the fire in the Izmailovo Kremlin in Moscow

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On the evening of June 13, 2019, the museum complex of the Izmailovsky Kremlin caught fire in the east of Moscow. At this time, the exhibition-fair "Vernissage in Izmailovo" was held on the territory of the complex. The fire occurred on the first floor of building 73Ж, but then moved to the second floor of the building.



The fire area in the wooden structure of variable number of storeys was 50 square meters. m. He was able to quickly put out, there were no injuries. And now, the alleged reason for this emergency has become known.

General Director of the complex Alexander Ushakov said RIA Newsthat the cause of the fire is a cigarette butt thrown into a pile of poplar fluff.

Smoke in one of the offices ... Smoke occurred due to the fire of poplar fluff. Due to the incredible heat, more fluff came out than we expected, there was no rain. We water it every day, but apparently someone threw a cigarette butt. The damage is not serious, this fire does not bother us

- said Ushakov.

He did not specify how much fluff is needed for such a fire in the room, whether the territory is regularly cleaned and whether the wooden structures are treated with fire-fighting compounds.


It should be recalled that the Izmailovsky Kremlin is a museum and entertainment complex, built in 1998-2007 on the territory of the Izmailovo estate. At the same time, Vernissage in Izmailovo is a major exhibition of products and objects of art and applied art. It was specially organized for artists, designers, artisans, handicraftsmen, public creative organizations, unions, craftsmen and other craft manufacturers.
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