Acoperiș distrus de incendiu la Culciu azi-noapte

SOMES Emergency Inspectorate of Satu Mare County was requested last night, around 00:30, to extinguish a fire at a residential house in the village of Culciu Mic. 14 military personnel, two water and foam extinguishing trucks and a SMURD B2 ambulance were dispatched to the scene, and the Culciu Volunteer Emergency Service was also requested. Upon arrival, the operational teams found that the fire had spread over an area of approximately 200m² at the roof level, with the possibility of spreading to the entire structure. The roof of the building was destroyed, but the firefighters managed to extinguish the fire before it could spread to the house. The probable cause of the fire was determined to be the thermal effect of an improperly insulated chimney. Given the recent increase in fires caused by hot gas and smoke evacuation pipes, the Satu Mare Emergency Inspectorate reminds citizens of preventive measures in such situations: - Chimneys must be checked, cleaned and repaired before the cold season and whenever necessary. - Chimneys must be extended 0.5-0.8 meters above the roof. - Chimneys in the attic of houses must be plastered and painted in order to detect any cracks that could potentially spread the flames to combustible materials in the roof structure. - Chimneys and smoke pipes must be built, maintained and regularly cleaned to prevent fires. - Chimneys must be isolated from combustible elements of the floors by thickening the brick walls with 25 centimeters. - A layer of non-combustible materials is recommended to be placed between chimneys and floors.