In St. Petersburg, Basevich's house caught fire again

On April 18, in St. Petersburg, the historical house of Basevich once again caught fire, readers told Paper . At 14:40 the fire was localized, according to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in St. Petersburg.

Rescuers received a signal of fire at 13:35. In a major repaired house on Bolshaya Pushkarskaya, 7 burned 80 square meters. m square. As the reader Nikolai Kuchumov told the “paper” , the neighboring courtyard was filled with smoke.

The fire was extinguished by four units of equipment and 20 personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies, at 14:40 it was localized. Information about the victims was not received.

"Paper" told the details of the city -protective conflict around the Basevich house. The building of the beginning of the 20th century is going to partially demolish and recreate for the needs of the Dance Academy Boris Eifman. Garbage defenders are opposed to demolition, they managed to achieve the processing of the project, but it still involves the demolition of most of the complex.

The fire in the house of Basevich is not the first time. In July 2020, the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of the building were burning. The fires took place on July 10, 11 and 12 - activists associated them with an attempt to put pressure on those who were fighting for the preservation of the house, and sent statements about the crime to the Investigative Committee and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg.