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In Kirov, an Orthodox cathedral was fined for failure to comply with fire safety requirements
In January 2012, representatives of the State Fire Supervision Service held an unscheduled verification of the Spassky Cathedral of Kirov in order to control the execution of earlier issued order, the period of execution of which has expired. During the verification it turned out that 10 of the identified violations of fire safety requirements arrival are not eliminated.
On January 19, a decision was made to involve religious organizations to administrative liability in the form of a fine in the amount of 150 thousand rubles. rubles.
The parish tried to challenge this decision, but on March 3 The Pervomaisky Court of Kirov confirmed the legitimacy of the fine.
On April 11, the decision of the May Day court was confirmed by Kirovsky regional court.
A previous check in 2009 revealed 27 violations, 10 of them have not yet been eliminated.
The key-keeper of the cathedral refers to the fact that the building of the 18th century impossible to adapt to modern requirements. Also, trying to do some requirements of the State Fire Supervision cause criticism from organizations for protection of architectural monuments.
According to Newsler.ru , a similar check continues in other temples of the region. Violations were also found in some temples. In 2010 for non-compliance with fire safety rules, the Ascension Church was temporarily closed the village of Vakhrushi. Sources
- Firefighters fined ... a monument // Newsler.com. 2012. April 10.
- 10 violations of fire safety requirements in the Spassky Cathedral // TVNZ. 2012. April 14.