Historical village in Karelia burns to the ground due to poor road conditions delaying firefighters

The preliminary causes of the fire in Gridino, a historical village in the Republic of Karelia, were identified as an emergency mode of the electricity network and violations of fire safety regulations.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the Rosseti power company and the administration of the Kuzemsky settlement had been penalized several times for these violations, but officials and the resource supply organization still allowed the fire to occur. After the incident, the prosecutor’s...