Fire breaks out at educational institution in St. Petersburg

Sep.26.2022
Fire breaks out at educational institution in St. Petersburg
Fire at educational institution in St. Petersburg caused by security guard setting fire to a closet; no injuries reported.

There was a fire in an educational institution building on the evening of September 24th in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg.


According to a spokesperson from the Emergency Situation Department, on September 24th at 2:46 AM, duty officers received a report of a fire in Building 2, Apartment 84 of the Oktyabrskaya Dam area. The fire was located in a 15 square meter storage room on the first floor of a three-story building, with an area of 3 square meters burning. The fire was extinguished at 4:11 AM. The department reported that no one was injured.


Six individuals and two pieces of equipment participated in firefighting efforts. According to officials from law enforcement agencies, arriving police officers immediately detained a male suspect. As it turns out, a 50-year-old security guard from a private company set fire to a wardrobe while guarding the building of School 338, and took away a young person's e-cigarette. The monetary value of the damage caused is currently being determined. The suspect has been placed in a detention center and the issue of pressing criminal charges is underway.


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