2,746 fires occurred in Kyrgyzstan in 2020

AKIPRESS.COM - 3,955 fires occurred in Kyrgyzstan in 2019 and 2,746 fires in 2020, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Kalys Akhmatov said on January 19. Compared to 2019, the number of fires decreased by 30% in 2020.
Material damage from fires decreased by 34%.
41 people were killed in fires in 2020.
In 2019, 50 people died in fires. Compared to 2019, fatalities are down 18 percent, Akhmatov said.