Tools of fire in Ukraine are worn by 90%, which increases the likelihood of bringing To big disasters in the country if the situation does not change, said the former Director of the aviation Department of the Ministry of emergency situations of Ukraine Yevhen Chervonenko.
"in a country worn down to 80-90% extinguishing media. And no doubt, on such dangerous objects as nuclear power plants, oil terminals, chemical plants must be special algorithms of action In an emergency, And special rescue units, "said Chervonenko the radio station" Voice of Capital ".
review the expert, " it is necessary to change the approach, to understand that this wear and tear means the destruction of the HR system, you cannot rely on chance, there will be a lot of trouble." Chervonenko also clarified that the obligation to check the readiness of facilities For the emergency situations, but in practice " firefighters often come for the gasoline And for the money, And that all the checks complete, and after it turns into a huge disaster ". Before Wednesday, the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said that the firemen involved in the destruction of the fire at the oil depot in the Kiev region, will be strengthened with special fire tanks. On Tuesday evening, the Ukrainian media reported that the Fire at the oil depot near Kiev, as if it has increased, you have a new source of fire, increased fire area. However, the rescuers, these data are not confirmed. The mayor of the Ukrainian Capital Vitali Klitschko reported that the level of air pollution in Kiev because of a fire at the oil depot exceeded the maximum permissible limits, in the city introduced a number of restrictions. Before this, at the scene of the fire at the oil depot near Kiev found the bodies of three firefighters. So, the death toll rose to five. The fire at the oil depot "BRSM-oil" in the village Cracki Kiev region erupted on the evening of the first day of the week. On Tuesday morning, rescuers said about the explosion. Kindled all 17 fuel tanks. By Monday evening, the overwhelming number of them turned out to put out. Secretary of Council of national security And defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that burning the oil depot was under investigation, and the real volume of petroleum products unknown. VIDEO

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