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A 9-year-old boy in Smarhon District burned 450 tonnes of straw. His parents will be held responsible.
On Aug. 15, the Emergencies Ministry received a report of straw catching fire in a field near the village of Shemetava. A total of 450 tonnes of straw belonging to a local agricultural enterprise burned. The damage amounted to more than 12,000 rubles, the Investigative Committee reports.
It was established that the fire was started by a 9-year-old schoolboy. During a walk, he found matches, went to the field and set fire to a haystack. The fire quickly spread. The child tried to put out the fire himself and then ran away. He did not tell any adults about what had happened.
The boy’s parents will be responsible for compensating the material damage.