Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov: Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry controls about 3,000 crowded objects

The Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry has examined about 2,973 buildings and sites of mass gatherings of people in 11 districts of Baku over the past five years, Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov said at the event dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Ministry.

He said the materials of the work done are submitted to the appropriate structures for the investigation. "Over the past five years, the ministry took part in the extinguishing of 25,434 fires, 1,183 people have been rescued during fires, of which 185 people - elderly people and children," he said.

The fires caused material damage amounting to 28.563 million manat, and killed 224 people and wounded 373. Rescuers were able to rescue 943 people and property worth 1.241 million manat. Heydarov said the ministry's staff was able to rescue 2,291 people from drowning in 2006-2010.

The ministry examined about 2,621 small-sized vessels, as well as gas stations and storages of explosives, over the past five years. The ministry carefully audited annually more than 70,000 sites and held fire-technical checks in 50,000 of them.
The ministry gave 300,000 relevant to the inspected objects, of which 140,000 have been fulfilled. The ministry's staff conducted inspection of gas facilities in more than 20,000 institutions and over 125,000 homes.

Ministry's delegation led by Heydarov visited the Alley of Honors and laid wreath at the tomb of Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev on the day of the fifth anniversary of the ministry.

The delegation also visited the Alley of Martyrs and laid flowers on the graves of those who died for the independence of Azerbaijan. Turkish Vice Prime Minister and State Minister Cemil Cicek also attended the anniversary event.


/Trend/