On 18.02.2026 at 04:13, the Central Operations Department of Verkhnedvinsk Regional Emergency Situations Department received a report from a citizen about a car fire in the village of Dernovichi, Dernovichi rural council.
Upon arrival at the scene, open burning of a vehicle was observed in a hangar on the territory of a private property.
The owner of the garage and the vehicle is a pensioner. At the time of the fire, he was in the house and was not injured.
As a result of the fire, the vehicle was destroyed.
The cause of the fire is being established. The considered version of the cause of the fire is a violation of the rules for the operation of electrical networks and electrical equipment (short circuit of the wiring of the charger for charging the battery in the engine compartment of the vehicle).